Posted by metalflipflop on January 13, 2004, at 16:10:41
In reply to Re: Child vs. adult psychiatrists?, posted by sadmom on January 13, 2004, at 15:29:31
hello,
i am 21 and see a regular adult psychiatrist, and have since i was 20. i am in college, and i dunno, maybe since it's a college town the students get lumped in with adults.
if i were you i wouldn't go to a child psych. though, b/c technically you are out of adolescence, and your responses to meds should be more that of an adult. if you do have an idiosyncratic response to something, as i did when zoloft made me SO agitated, a knowledgable doc will know that it *might* be b/c you are younger (apparently ssri's in adolescents can cause a dysphoric kind of agitation when dosed up too soon). usually this would not happen though, and an adult psych. may trust you more than one who sees primarily children, who may not take meds the right way or be able to accurately disclose how they feel.
and anyway, i would feel weird sitting in an office filled with toys and games and "therapeutic" playthings. heehee. maybe just me.
good luck,
liz
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