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Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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crystal555 10/14/2011

went back to my p doc today and he asked how my new med was doin and i told him idk if its makeing my anxiety worse...he said well u prob need to go up on it i said i was kinda afraid cuz i didnt want it to get worse... so he rolled his eyes at me and asked about a program they have in our town that is based on ur income and they have dr there i said i dont want to see that doc cuz u only get to see him every three months...he said well we will keep it were ur at come back in a week and i asked him why he brought that program up he said well we'll talk about it in a week...so i guess after me paying him $400.00 and only 2 weeks of seeing him hes gonna drop me....now what do i do....i just want to get better...what was i suppost to do lie and say yea im better when im not? i mean it was like he was pissed cuz i wasnt beter...im so scared and dont know what to do...am i stuck like this forever??

tommymott 10/14/2011

I'd look for another doc that has your best interests at heart. That's ridiculous.

jimgreg 10/14/2011

its not your fault,,there all that way it seems..i hear alot of that..my pdoc is in a mental health pl 2 blocks away..my pdoc kinda that way..im on medcare,,seems like i dont get the treatment either..she keeps throwin antypical meds at me..and her knowing i cant and wont take these.not after serquil,,in 07..but yes i dont see my doc but every 2 monthes come on now..if i was you i try to locate new one..this one sounds like hes got a conflict with u..and if so he will never help u,,just keep taking your monney..i cant stand a doc to sit and roll there dam eyes at me..i get mad say why dont you take that remron you prescibe...

crystal555 10/14/2011

guys...i started seein this md when all this started...hes in a emergency walk in clinic but he was so good to me...he told me that we were gonna work togather and get this right....and i gave up and it and got a family md...well then my family md gave up on me....so i guess im going to go back to the walk in clinic and work wth him....atleast he cares about me and is gentle and nice,,, and really willing to work wth me... what do ya think??

deleted_user 10/14/2011

yeah...work with him. if your gut instinct is that he's caring and gives a damn, he probably is and does.
aren't you weaning from a med right now? i think you need to be patient, and realize that detoxing is a roller coaster ride quite often.

Cammiecat 10/14/2011

Go to the walk in clinic. At least it sounds like there is someone there that gives a shit.

crystal555 10/14/2011

im weaning off the zoloft...but i was never higher than 50mg and im only at 25mg so i wuldnt think that would make me feel like this?? i fig its the effexor xr cuz i felt (not better) but decent this evening and took that effexor and an hr and a half later bam i felt like shit agian...dizzy heart pounding and nervous and kinda outta breath

doorknob 10/14/2011

I agree with what every one else said already.

Get a new doctor I don't think he is a listener. It's all business for him and he just wants to shove meds at you and chase you out the door.

If it's making your anxiety worse you may need to try something new. Medications should make you better not worse.

surferchica 10/14/2011

Heylo there. I used to be an urgent care and ER nurse. Emergency clinics are not a good place for an ongoing doctor patient relationship and that is generally not their purpose. This doctor sounds pretty caring trying to follow up with you. The doctor may be pressured by management to refer you to a primary doc or a specialist. Is this emergency walk in clinic doc a psychiatrist? Just wondering.

Take care and good luck.

crystal555 10/14/2011

hes a md doc...yes it is a walk in clinic but he was working with me for about 4 or 5 months before i just went and got a family dr (who gave up on me) anyways he is a really good dr....he is specially trained in ADD/ADHA and medicine and is also a peadtriction dr as well so everybody sees him...my dad has alwways seen hin for years and yrs when he gets sick thats who he sees he dont have a reg med dr...i think he will work wth me and he was but i was the one who left...i am also on one of the meds he started me on

crystal555 10/14/2011

o and he never told me to get a primary dr or a specialist...idk hes just different im hopeing hes still willing to work wth me

Cammiecat 10/15/2011

You know, earlier I said to go back to the walk in clinic but I think I'm going to take that back. I'm a nurse with a free clinic and I know that we don't have the resources for chronic illnesses. A GP might serve you better. And a pdoc might serve you the best. You just have to find the right one. Your walk in clinic guy might have a good idea where to find someone that will work with you to get the best treatment

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