[Razzleberry]

Ok, so if you caught my drama a few weeks ago, I had a hard time getting appointments. Well, I finally did get appointments...and now I need to figure out what to do.

There is the Therapist - an LCSW - that I have now seen for 2 sessions. I think I like him, and I think I'll keep going.

He got me into a Family Practice Doctor for the meds. I'm on Zoloft. So far so good, but he's just a family doc, not mental health.

I'm on a waiting list for a Psychiatrist still.

And....I have two appoitnments on Thursday with two different Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners. I had these appointments set up before I got in to see the LCSW therapist or the family doc. I booked these appointments almost a month ago (right after I saw the perverted psychologist...they couldn't get me in for 4 weeks, well this is 4 weeks later).

So....now what should I do?

- Just keep going to the LCSW therapist and the family doc? Cancel the appointments with the psych nurses?

- Stop going to the family doc and go to one of the psych nurses for meds?

- Or, go to one of the psych nurses for both meds AND therapy? (they do both)

- Or, cancel the appt. with both psych nurses, keep going to the family practice doc, but stay on the waiting list for the psychiatrist?

Ugh......too many appoitments and I should have figured this out before but I kept getting worried that the next doc I saw wouldn't be very good so I kept these other ones as "backups"...and now I have to figure out what to do!

I am actually doing a lot better mood-wise, but I think it's just temporary. Work died down and I've been able to relax. But I know myself. I've been crazy since I was 10 years old....this isn't just going to go away. I need to fix it while I'm still sane enough to know that I need help.

[MissCharlotte]

(Razzle)

Why don't you keep one of the psych nurse appointments and use it as a consult to sort out all of these options? See how you like her and maybe she can help you figure it out.

It's nice to have options isn't it?

[Jully]

Why not keep both appointments with the psych nurses, and then decide? Then you could make a decision based on who seems more competent/experienced with your particular situation and who you click more with.

Goto both appointments. You never know, one might be terrible and at least you will have another one scheduled without having to wait a long time.

After seeing them, then decide which psychiatric nurse is better.

IMHO no family doctor should be prescribing psychiatric meds. Psychiatry is a speciality, like oncology...and family docs dont prescribe Chemo regimens.

Psychiatric medications require a specialist, with training in that area.

(And I won't even go into the hierarchy of medicine here...but family docs are not on the top)

[Razzleberry]

Ok, I am going to go to ONE of the Thursday appointments, and see how I like them. Then decide.

I don't have time for both.

So how do I pick? I think I'll pick the one who had a better questionnaire thing for me to fill out beforehand. Just because I am better at writing things down than talking, and she'll have a better understanding from the beginning.

If she's really good, maybe I'll do meds and therapy together. But if I still like the therapist I was already seeing, then maybe I'll just use her for meds and not therapy.

Sounds like a plan. Let us know how it works out.

yeah.. just see one for consult purposes. Having a family doc is ALWAYS a good idea. I would keep the T you are seeing (if it aint broke, dont fix it) and most psych pract's are not doing therapy anyway, just meds generally. You can let the pnurse sort of oversee the meds but just every so often maybe? Like a supervisor sort of. But for gods sake, keep the T.. or i will personally slap you (joke of course)

[Razzleberry]

I went today, and I think I like her so far. But it's just the first appointment - don't want to get my hopes up too high.

She was really nice, very genuine, listened to me a lot, and was not judgemental at all about some of my past.

She has a huge bookshelf - and there was nearly an entire shelf devoted to books about Borderline. She had all the books I've read, plus several more. This is a good sign.

Now the question is - she does meds & therapy. Do I use her for both? Geez, I can't decide. I'll keep going to her and the other therapist for a while, and maybe eventually figure it out. Much better to have two people helping me than zero. This is good.

She did put me on Lamictal in addition to the Zoloft, and upped the dose on the Zoloft. Which I agree with.

Oh, and I know this is stupid...but her office was painted a really pretty purple color, and she had a picture of the Eiffel Tower over her desk. I love France, Paris, and I have a collection of Eiffel Towers (little trinkets, a necklace, a lamp...everything). And my favorite color is purple. Oh, and the couch in the waiting area is comfy. Lol....but anyway...so far so good.