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Posted by Manda on April 24, 2002, at 0:02:08
Well, I just realized today (duh) that I have no refills on my ad, and my first appt. with my new pdoc is a week from tomorrow. To make things much, much worse, this is the hardest week or 10 days in the entire semester- I have to write three enormous papers between now and next Saturday. Also, I can feel myself heading steadily downward, even though I'm not even off my meds yet. Life sucks. I don't know how in the world I'm going to survive with all of these papers and finals, as soon as the papers are over. I really, really want to give up right now. I've lost all of my hope. I don't really see me getting any better, and certainly not without meds. Why does life have to be so hard???
-Manda
Posted by DinahM on April 24, 2002, at 7:15:48
In reply to Feeling a decline......, posted by Manda on April 24, 2002, at 0:02:08
Hang on Manda. It's just a little while. In the meantime can you call your new pdoc and explain the situation? Or call your gp or ob/gyn and explain the situation?
Posted by Penny on April 24, 2002, at 8:08:28
In reply to Feeling a decline......, posted by Manda on April 24, 2002, at 0:02:08
Yup...understand completely. I've got my final 'midterm' exam this week, and my official final exam next week. I know you've got many more exams right now, but I can relate.
When my last pdoc brushed me off and left me hanging on 80 mgs of Paxil and no refills and refused to return my phone calls, I went to my internist and she was happy to write me a script to tide me over until I saw my new pdoc. Perhaps yours would do the same. You might call the office and find out.
best-
Penny
Posted by Katt on April 24, 2002, at 9:47:19
In reply to Re: Feeling a decline...... » Manda, posted by Penny on April 24, 2002, at 8:08:28
first, Manda, school is tough, but if you've been able to do it before you can do it again (take this from a well-seasoned I-am-going-crazy-and-going-to-fail-everything-but-I-finished-grad-school person).
Second, It seems that many people here have had the same experience I have with psychiatrists... there does not seem to be another profession out there that is nearly as unethical as this group. The moment they decide they no longer want to deal with you, they drop you without notice and often, leave people on high dosages of medications which, if not continued properly, can be dangerous, if not, lethal. Furthermore, getting appointments with these morons is extremely difficult -- a two to three week wait is expected, and usually longer. People say things about lawyers or chiropractors being unethical, but psychiatrists almost act above the law with very little consequences. Then they complain about the fact that there is no parity for mental health. Well, if they stopped abusing the system with people who are not in need of the services, then there would be no problems for those of us who desperately need them! How often does an oncologist say that they refuse to treat a cancer patient because they are not responding to treatment? Never. When I told my internist that I needed psych prescriptions and I explained the situation, he was floored. But psychiatrists are in a different class. (Psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals are not immune to this problem - they are all guilty of this). I would be curious as to the number of people just on this list that have had a mental health professional just drop them. I know I count as one.
Posted by Penny on April 24, 2002, at 10:27:09
In reply to Re: Feeling a decline......vote, posted by Katt on April 24, 2002, at 9:47:19
>I would be curious as to the number of people just on this list that have had a mental health professional just drop them. I know I count as one.
Yep. I make two. I'm on my third pdoc in three years, but he's a good one (amazingly enough). I needed to see someone asap and had an appointment for a week later, but when I called to see if there was ANY way they could see me sooner, the nurse said "We're pretty full, but ... can you be here at 8 tomorrow morning? We'll work you in." Amazing. And they did. And they did bloodwork and called for my labs from my internist and everything...he is an actual MD, which still amazes me - since my other two pdocs had were "MDs" but just sat there and said "mm hmm" a hundred times and then raised the dose of whatever I was on and sent me out the door for three more months. This guy actually wears a stethoscope around his neck...I don't think my other two had seen one since med school! And his knowledge of medicine is very important to me, since he's prescribing them!!!
Penny
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