Posted by cag the sad on July 4, 2000, at 16:25:17
Hi, this is my first post so I don't really know the procedure that well.
I've been diagnosed by my present and for now only pdoc as bipolar. When I was forcibly committed to the psychiatric ward at St. Joseph's Hosp, that pdoc also said I was bipolar, plus 2 therapists have agreed, so I guess I am bipolar. I suffer also from panic attacks, general anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, and social phobia.
I've been seeing this pdoc for about 4 years. He has me on prozac, xanax, seroquel, effexor xr, neurontin, and my pcp has me on synthroid.
For the last couple of years I've been VERY unhappy with my pdoc. He scares me. I tell him that a drug upsets my stomach and he tells me to keep taking it regardless. If I ask for a change in meds he gets angry. He allows me about five minutes a month. And he is writing scripts before I walk in the door. I've told him lately that my depression seems to be getting worse whereas my mania is pretty much stable. All he said was that I was so much better than I was four years ago, which is strange because since that time I've slit my wrist, took 1 morphene, 3 codeines, 4 darvasets (sp) and 4 xanax's at the same time. The police had me commited for 72 hours for examination. And that happen just a few months ago.
I live in the Tampa area. If anyone knows of a good pdoc in the Tampa, FL area who specializes in my problems, please let me know. I'm at the end of my rope!
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