Posted by Enigma on April 11, 2006, at 17:45:15
In reply to Re: Celexa is making me a zombie, continue or quit, posted by med_empowered on April 11, 2006, at 15:18:25
>I mean, if your depression is so severe you're not working, you really need a doc who will get creative and really attack the problem, not just throw a pill your way and tell you to wait it out.
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> Good luck!Man, I couldn't agree more with your last sentence there. I have yet to find an aggressive doctor, out of like 10++ different pdocs (not including therapists - they were a waste of time too, except one). Unfortunately, just about ALL the docs I've seen were like the sentence you wrote above - "throw a pill your way and tell you to wait it out".
The reason I stay with this doc, is that she's readily willing to write my 'doctor's notes' that I need for disability. Personally, I just don't think she cares one way or the other. I'm currently trying to get an appt with a homeopathic "doc" now. I'll try anything at this point.
The doctor right before that thought I would be better served by going back to WORK!. I almost punched him in the face as he basically refused to write me a note allowing me time off. I can't even function AT HOME, let alone at work as a software engineer!!! I even tried to show him all the HR "failure at work" letters I got from my boss.
No amount of explanation worked with this joker. He must of thought I was trying to "work the system" or something. What a #@!^@ !@^&!^!!The doc before him? He refused to take me as a patient and directed me to where I am now. I believe he thought (he never admitted this, but I'm sure of it) I was untreatable (or, very difficult to treat), and didn't want the bother.
I saw him a few times, and he kept repeating how "you've been at this for a while", meaning the drug game, as I like to call it. So, he didn't think he could help me, nor did he even want to try, so he happily bounced me to another facility.
My other doc, 2 docs ago, would write notes for me as well, but he was also a joke, as far as tossing pill after pill at me and not really trying to get at the root of my specific problems. I'm so angry with the medical industry as a whole, I can't even put it into words.
Mind you, I am a model patient. Calm, courtious, etc. I try to calmly explain where I'm at, and they just don't listen.
I *HAD* one GREAT doc, unfortunately he wasn't a pdoc, and then, he retires early!! Just my luck.
So bitter subject with me? Hell yes. I could care less if I've offended any docs that skim these boards. From MY experience, most of you don't deserve 1/10th what you get paid, an ounce or respect, and should seriously consider other fields of work... something say, like ditch-digging!!!
(I know, I know, warning... please be civil...)
poster:Enigma
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