Posted by cybercafe on May 13, 2004, at 3:59:15
In reply to Re: Sorry, slow to reply, posted by Slinky on April 26, 2004, at 21:34:26
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> I agree...sometimes it's frustrating for me , trying to explain to US folks ( I have an attention problem ) about the lack of services and meds in uk / europe although it's great to find so many knowledgable people here they don't know how difficult and behind the times it is here( I also believe Canada is similar to uk )
> ..The system here in uk is over burdened and difficult- it's not the pdocs fault - mostly.
> I suppose members can put UK in title.
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> I don't know...can't think straight.
>This is something i would really really really like to see. Canada is horrible, but much much better than the UK. The UK has an absolutely unacceptable system. I would have been living there for the past 3 years, but have had to tough it out in Canada (weather, no jobs, poor transit) because it's the only place I can see a doc without waiting months and months. Eventually I ended up going private, and was paying something like $300 a visit. That's once a week, no insurance.
oh and a lot of Pdocs lied to me and that really upset me... telling me that the newer antipsychotics weren't used because they were no better, studies were too complicated to draw conclusions from, etc... when the truth was... they just weren't covered by the NHS!!!
but yeah.. the insane waiting times .... and then once i moved i didn't know this but i had to START OVER and see a different (much worse) doctor and wait the ... 5 months? all over again because you are restricted to seeing a doc in your area... even if he happens to be unqualified to treat you, you have to stick it out
"dude i feel really bad, I just can't go on"
"in that case, i'll make a special attempt to try to squeeze you in sometime in the next 8 weeks" .... arrrg!plus the UK seemed really pro-antipsychotic (the traditional kind ! chlorpromazine, mellaril) .. for anxiety, for bipolar, etc... "this will help you sleep" ... when i'm already sleeping too much ... ummm... it was just so frustrating trying to deal with these people i eventually gave up and left the country I LOVE and hope to return to ... (and hope i can claim residency status for past 3 years and get into med school)
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