dumped my doctor

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she's this tall, thin authoritarian woman in her 50's. I swear she must've been in the Army or something.

Anyway, I complained that she said she wasn't going to put on my care plan stuff that she isn't going to be treating me for (ADHD, Aspergers) and she was going to put on my care plan stuff that she was going to be treating me for (depression, anxiety) but she had me of Strattera but not on anything that would help out with my anxiety or with my depression (which is my axis I dx).

So, I confronted her about it. She said she'd be willing to try me on something for the depression. She wanted to put me back on the Effexor. I asked about another ADHD med - maybe something better than the Strattera for when I'd like to go back to school and possibly earn a degree or something - something to help me concentrate and focus. She said that with my mediocre grades from high school and my history of not even being able to hold a part-time job for any amount of time, she didn't think me going back to school would be "realistic". I argued that since I wasn't being treated for anything in high school, I did just ok but if I were to be treated for it if I went to adult ed or something, I'd do a heck of a lot better. She said that was probably a fantasy and not to get my hopes up.

I've been told stuff like that before by relatives, guidance counselors and whatnot but I've always remembered the other advise; never give up on your dreams and you can do anything you set your mind to.

Anyway, she wanted me to keep tabs on my blood pressure since she was going to put me on the Effexor by going to Wal-Mart or something with a do-it-yourself blood pressure booth. I asked her as a doctor if she thought they were reliable at places like that. She barked at me stating "that's not my responsibility".

I had enough of her at that point. I stood up, turned around and as I was walking out of her office, I said, "you could be at least friendly about it" and that Kennebec Behavioral isn't the only game in town.

I knew I had an appointment with my PCP soon so I decided to leave it to him to prescribe me meds. I'm now on Paxil and Strattera.

I broke up with my doctor too. The guy was just rude as hell.

Good thing you dumped her. What a rotten attitude. I hope you do decide to go back to school at some point, and I'm sure you'd do well.

Good on you.

I'm a wimp - I've been unhappy with my doctor for about 9 months and have been planning on 'breaking up with him'.

I just got a letter in the post saying I'm due for my pap smear - think it's time to find a new doctor quick smart!

Helen

Good on you!

i dont have a doctor, i never needed one and i hope i never need one.

Idiots like that think they know everything.
Like a bad period in life represents how your life is going to me.
I have had the same happen to me.
Was told i would never hold a steady job.
And here i am holding one now.

The bottem line is that noone but yourself knows what you are really capable of.
Don't listen to anything they tel you and follow your dreams.
That's the only way to get where you want in life.
Psychiatrists think they can judge someone, but they can't.

What a b***h. I would have done exactly the same. She had no right to make idiotic statements like that. I did quite poorly in high school, actually from sixth grade onward, because my social struggles were so great that they overshadowed my entire school experience. I wanted nothing more than to just not be there. As a college student I've been quite successful, and I'll be graduating next month with a solid B average. That would have been better too had I not been ill midway through my degree and missed a lot of class while taking a full course load. I started out with a 3.9 GPA! College is a different world, especially when you have a new perspective (I was undiagnosed in high school as well).

Don't let anyone tell you that you can't. I'm proof that you can.

Plot her downfall. Laser-guided missiles sounds like a good idea. Try it. It'll be fun. I'm sure you can get some cheap at Wal-Mart.

Congrats to you!

Good luck finding one that "gets it"...*sigh*