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What ever happen to doctors that practice medicine. I have been to 4 doctors and each of them won't just give me my freaking Wellbutrin. They say medication is not the way to handle your problems ( No kidding ) I can show them my blood work do the stupid physical but when it comes down to it I need my Wellbutrin. They say you need to go talk to someone. Oh really you think. I have school and a full time job I don't have time to brush my hair you think I can fit a strink in my schedule. I felt so normal when I was taking it and now I am ready to kill anyone who gets in my way. I am so moody I can't stand to look at my own stick fiqure get poked in the eye. I am back to my pissy self and I hate it.
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And I can't spell what's next locust
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What kind of doctors have you been seeing? A psychiatrist is what you need. Don't give up!
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geez darlin'...don't know where u live..but most docs have NOOOO prob handin' out anti-d's.
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I have been going to doctors that practice internal medicine. Im starting to think that they are not the doctors I need to see.
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I sure know how to pick them. I have no more blood left to give. I can't stand to get my blood drawn one more time.
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i've ALWAYS been able to get anti-d's from just a GP...have to go to a shrink for my xanax tho. lol bastards.
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One doctor acted like I was a drug seeker. You really think I am addicted to Wellbutrin. He told me that he was not going to give me another refill for xanax. I told the idiot that I still had 10 from the last time he gave it to me, which was 7 months ago.
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have they referred u to someone? it's best u see a psychiatrist i have to see one
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One doctor said that but how do you find the time. It was hard enough just fitting him in. I guess that is what I have to do. They act like this depression is just a phase a person go thru. Unless they experience it for themselves they will never really understand.
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although it is true that therapies are the best way to deal with depression, meds are not the first choise. but when you start them it usually because nothing else has worked and if you start an anti-d then you need to keep taking it unless sujested by a dr....going off anti-ds can be dangerous if done cold turkey....it is unreasonable for a doctor to not give you the meds that you have been on for some time....unless hes the one who perscribed them...and then only over time...no dr would sujest you just stop taking them....

i think that you need to see a dr who cares and knows you or has some experience in depression....
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I haven't had that experience either. I'm the one that doesn't really want to go on meds and the doctor wants me to. It sounds like you need to see a doctor who cares about you. It took me a long time to get into the psychiatrist, but the visits aren't that long.
I hope find better care.
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Thank you for your comments. About 5 years ago I stopped taking prozac and it took sometime to get back to normal. I am getting alittle tired of all of this.
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I am sorry you feel this way. It is very frustrating when the docs want us to take another route. My doc had the nerve to tell me where to go, I went and she couldnt prescribe the meds for she was a psychologist. Try that one on.lol. The same just happened to my son. Make the appt to see the counsellor. It will be worth it.
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hey needashou,

i know what ya mean! well, right now i am on wellbutrin, but sometimes i feel the dose isn't strong enough; hey, have u tried someone else, as in a new dr? maybe they will understand? hope so! good luck, and i'm glad u r talking to us! we are here for ya!
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they all are nuts like us
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