Posted by Snoozy on April 22, 2003, at 11:12:35
In reply to Re: Five minute appointments, posted by Dinah on April 22, 2003, at 9:17:46
I'm sorry you've had some pretty bad experiences with pdocs. I've been through that myself. I don't think it's asking too much to have a doc that doesn't push meds and takes at least *some* interest in your overall wellbeing, not just your meds.
Does anyone out there have any advice on how to find a good pdoc?
> I pay myself, as this guy isn't on my PPO's provider list. It reimburses me for a small part of his cost. I *think* I pay for a ten to fifteen minute session. I don't know if it was ever discussed.
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> After my last, totally overintrusive and frankly frightening pdoc, this guy was wonderfully understated and low key. The length of the visit really didn't matter because I haven't had many adjustments to my meds. He put me on depakote right away. I've stayed on Depakote and Klonopin the whole time I've seen him (except one brief trial at no meds). I withdrew from Luvox. And the only two meds I've added were a brief but disastrous Effexor trial and the Risperdal. So it's basically just prescription renewals.
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> I guess it does have its drawbacks though. He's strictly meds oriented and really isn't interested in anything but meds and side effects. My therapist wants him to know a few things that I have been unable to tell him because the nonverbal cues are pretty clear. If it isn't meds he doesn't want to hear it.
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> But I really really like the way he accepts it if I don't want to continue a drug. My past pdocs have pushed meds and med combinations in a way I didn't like. This one accepts that I don't want to be on an SSRI for example. My last one kept upping the doseages, adding disastrous adjuncts, and blaming me if it didn't go well. :(
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