Psychiatrist blocked my phone number

My psychiatrist blocked my phone number after I had a meltdown one night and kept calling him trying to talk to him. He must have also blocked it with the phone company because it used to ring and went straight to voice mail and now it rings and a busy signal comes on. It's bad to not have voice mail access because what if I'm having a medicine issue (which happened today) and I truly need to get in touch with him.

Surely he should have spoken to you about this. That sounds like a bad thing for him to have done. Hope you can talk to him about it somehow just in caseyou really do need to speak to him, like you say.

Is this the same one who wants no contact with you until your next appointment in June? I think you need to find a new T who can be more available to you.

I can't afford T at the moment with any T.

If you need Meds adjustment you might want to call your GP and say that you have Meds concern and psychiatrist doesn't answer the phone. Then GP might call psychiatrist himself. If things are really bad though take yourself to ER and tell then you have problem with your Meds and pdoc won't pick the phone. They will deal with it . Just be safe

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If it is a true medication emergency, you can always go to the ER. Otherwise, most medication issues are really not considered after hours emergencies that doctors will respond to.

Some Pdocs don't deal well with meltdowns, if it's not med related they don't want to hear it. Do you have a war line or a crises call center where you live? That might be a better option for you than you pdoc. I agree with the above poster if it's a med question call you GP and let him decide if he needs to call.

Couple questions:

1. Was this his personal cell phone number? Or is this his regular office number? I'm asking because I have had a therapist in the past who did offer her "direct line" but 1. only if current patient and 2. only in the case of a legit clinical emergency

2. If he blocked you from his regular contact number (NOT his personal number), that sounds like a real d*** move, to be honest. Even if he wants boundaries he can't abandon a patient like that. In any case, he should have addressed this up front with you before blocking you.

3. I agree with the others - find a new pdoc. You said you can't afford a different one, talk to your GP about at least letting you refill your meds until you find one you can afford. Good luck and I'm sorry this happened to you

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PS. If you are really in crisis and they only answer during business hours, you have to call 911. They have a right to be inaccessible outside of working hours. Sorry.

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What exactly is the medication issue you are having?

The boundaries have been clearly and repeatedly outlined by this psychiatrist previously which is probably why he has blocked his number since she has been unable to work within those boundaries.

OP, I hope you can find a lower cost therapist in your area to work with you. Have you checked on sliding scale services offered in your area? If your meds aren't terribly complex, your GP would probably be willing to work with you on them (and that would be much more cost efficient).

I think op is currently without medical insurance but can you qualify for government subsidized insurance.

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Hopealways, sorry this isn't going to be what you want to hear, but I think you just need to give up on getting any kind of help from this guy. Regardless of what was said or done, it sounds like you're better off moving on.

Couple of times when I felt awful and t wasn't available I spent two days on PC chats. These were two separate occasions and both times it literally got me through the day. There is always somebody on there. Couple of people were in the same boat as me at the moment. Try it instead of calling useless pdoc

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I agree with divine. Try to come up with other ways to help you through the day than contacting pdoc. Seems like the more you contact, the less he responds to it....

OP pdocs and therapists are typically not crisis resources. I agree with with or wo you - they have lives and need to step away from their practices when they're not on call.

If your pdoc is with a physician group, then call them. I wouldn't recommend going with a GP because it sounds like you can have complicated issues with medications.

Crisis line, ER, even a pharmacy can help you figure things out in the middle of the night. It sounds like you should really not depend on this guy for crisis!

Ok, I haven't read her other posts. I didn't know.

You said you called him repeatedly because you were having a meltdown - am I right in thinking he said he didn't want to do therapy with you and couldn't offer support in between med appointments? Depending on whether it was his personal number and the number of times you called, I can kind of understand him blocking your number. I know you've spoken before about phoning and texting, including a call very late at night. It sounds like he just can't offer the level of support you want/need just now.

You weren't having a meds emergency this time, you were using his number for something he already told you he couldn't support you with. He said not to contact until your next appointment - I think that means you need to find and use other supports when you have a meltdown. He doesn't want to do therapy with you and it does sound like you need more support than a traditional one session a week therapy arrangement would give you.

I know you're struggling with attachment issues but I also worry you're going to get yourself into bother by keeping phoning and contacting someone who has told you they don't want to hear from you. Can your GP fill your medication and cut this guy loose?

I hope you started your job and you can have health insurance. He previously suggested you go inpatient. I don't know severity of your issues but that might be something you could consider as soon as you have Heath insurance. Or at least see a regular t. I would suggest a woman to avoid romantic feelings again. You can do it. We are rooting for you

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I think ( I might be wrong) the whole issue with this pdoc started to escalate when you went to see a therapist who is your pdoc's therapist. I feel that he probably was disturbed by it. He now demands stricter boundaries. I honestly would completely switch to different pdoc ( regardless if you get a new t). It seems that things are getting worse and there is no point to keep seeing this one

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