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going to see your psyc

deleted_user
deleted_user
i need to see my doctor, but it seems he just ask me how i am doing, jots down a few notes, and pretty much lets me tell him what meds i want!it takes all of 15 minutes and the cost is outrageous! do they not know what we can or might do with these meds, or is this just an isolated case?
Shelly4
Shelly4
Well that is pretty much what my pdoc is for, medication review. I see my therapist monthly and she communicates our sessions to my pdoc. I always take a written list to pdoc so I can review everything with him....ie. how I am feeling with the meds. Hugs
deleted_user
deleted_user
Gosh, I thought I had it bad when I had to spend nearly 2 hours each time with my psych doctor answering question after question after question.
bbipolar
bbipolar
That's my experience. Your therapist is the one to talk to. Pdoc is the candy man.
chilvr
chilvr
my therapist explained to me that the insurance companies won't allow the pdocs to do any more than distribute medicines and spend a whopping 15 minutes with each patient! i can remember (not that long ago) when a psychiatrist actually did therapy and prescribed medicine, and monitored each patient....
beckyp
beckyp
That's pretty much what my pdoc does. He asks how I'm doing, goes over my meds then we talk about whether I need a change or adjustment. I've been seeing him for 12 yrs so he knows me pretty well by now.
Marilyanna
Marilyanna
Mypdoc only sees me for 15 and I pay $125 for iy. He is really onlyy there to manage my meds.

My therapist who I see twice a week sees me for 50 minutes and the ins pays for it so I dont remember how much it is.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have a pdoc combined with therapist, kinda useful that way x
deleted_user
deleted_user
Dr.s are like anyone else...out to make a buck; let the buyer beware. I swear some dr.s get their psych degrees at Wally World.
Go to another shrink.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I get psychotherapy and meds from a pdoc. I see no other therapist and he sees me once a month for 100 dollars, in which my insurance pays 90. My visit lasts about 45 minutes.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Start writing down the issues you want to talk about. Then bring it with you. This way you can ask things that bother you but never remember when you are stuck there.

Taking notes throughout the week, month, has helped me a lot. I better pick it up again.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Many psychiatrists are like that, which is why it's good to have a psychologist whom you have at least an hour with. If cost is a prob, however, you probably just need to find a doc who will actually listen and give you the time you're paying for. If you do seek out a therapist, though, they can work together to help you. That's how it was for me until I had to stop seeing both when I lost my insurance.
deleted_user
deleted_user
they always want you to see a therapist in their office so they can spend the time writing everything down so they will only have to write scripts
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