Originally Posted by
myheadhurts 
"why are you prepared to medicate me for something you cannot determine is wrong, with random doses of random medications whose method of action is unknown and which have a list of negative (not side) effects as long as my arm, based on nothing more than an 30 min session?"
when he replied that that is psychiatry, I just laughed at him, returned his drugs and left.
This reminds me of something similar that happened to me about 7 years ago:
I was still in college, at least 2-3 years into my drinking career and went for help. I saw the school shrink, told him my problems and within minutes he started writing out a script (even though I was still drinking....I don't remember if I was honest about that). I started asking questions like, 'what if this doesn't work?'
He said, 'then we'll modify the dose'.
Me: 'and if that doesn't work?'
He: 'we'll add something'.
Me: 'and if that doesn't work?'
He: 'we'll try something else'
Me: 'so, I could try different meds for, say a year, and not feel any better?'
He: 'yes'.
I walked out. I then proceeded to drink for another 5 years because I could not get sober on my own--I needed real help, not my own self-medication.
I'm over the whole 'trial and error' thing now. I went and got help as a last resort--this was going to work or I was going to be dead.
I'm glad I'm still here.