Posted by cubic_me on July 30, 2005, at 16:14:00
In reply to Re: So sick of these Psychiatrists-Tom Twilight, posted by Tom Twilight on July 28, 2005, at 15:08:57
I'm in the UK too, and have gone through the NHS system. I saw 6 different pdocs in 2 years as they kept leaving, and there was only one that I remotely trusted. It's really disheartening, as I'm at medical school and want to specialise in psychiatry - but I sincerely hope I can do the best for my patients! I gave up in the end, and tapered off my (4th not working) antidepressant with the help of my GP. I still feel pretty bad, suicidal some days, but at least I'm not feeling bad and having side effects and worrying what my next appointment with the pdoc will be like.
I'm sure there are some good pdocs out there, but when you're depressed you haven't got the energy to chase them, and like the opening poster said, a a day seems like a week etc.
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