Justfor1

So I finally fired my doctor/therapist who was no longer helping me. The doctor became so angry that she threw a pen on her desk! She said I was a difficult patient & I didn't want help. I had been going there for over 5 years! The place wasn't help me anymore & I'm now on a waiting list for a new doc but the fee is $35 a visit. I believe I have severe PTSD from past issues and need benzos once in a while. I don't know how the new doc is going to handle this.

MycoolFitz

Luckily she didn't jab you with it. She must have had a lot of "pen"t up anger. I was seeing a shrink regarding PTSD but I got frustrated with him and we parted ways. Funny, without the drinking, which was tied to this issue and others, everythings seems better just from getting my head back on straight. Hang in and hold on.

CarolD

I hope you won't have to wait too long.......and the next one will be a better fit.

esyla

not to be a negative nancy, but i'm having a very opposite affect. the feelings that i was drinking/drugging to cover up, namely horrendous anxiety, aren't covered up anymore...i need my therapist and psychiatrist now more than ever. i would really think that would be somewhat common, given that once we can see clearly and aren't numbing ourselves anymore, we don't always like what we find, did, etc. i mean, those feelings arent gone, we just drank or got high to put a bandaid on them.

choublak

How immature and unprofessional. She should have referred you to someone who might be able to better help you.

LaFemme

My therapists goal is that I won't need to use her long term. She would consider our work unproductive were I still using her consistently after 5 years. Good luck on the hunt for a new one!

checkmate1

Psych doctors are specialised in giving benzos when and if needed. I wouldn't worry about that. I was seeing a psychiatrist for 12 years and am seeing a new one now and I think it is good to hear some different opinions, techniques and stratergy's to help you out. He's also alot closer so it has worked out well for me.

Justfor1

I found a new clinic that has reduced fees of $30 for doctor and therapy appointments. The problem is that there is a 6-8 week waiting period to get my first visit. So I may have to try to go back to my original psych doctor for one last visit. I will run out of meds otherwise. They said the heroin I bought and overdosed on was laced with fentanal which is 100 times stronger than morphine. With my high blood alcohol level it is a miracle that I'm alive. I actually have some gratitude to the ambulance and doctors who saved my life that night. I'm mainly an alcoholic but on occasion used heroin. Never again.
I didn't even know who I was or why I was in the hospital the first day. For once I actually left the hospital being thankful to the docs instead of threatening to sue, demanding certain meds ect...

Beebizzy

Can you get the meds you need from a GP in meantime, while waiting for the appointments in the new clinic?