Posted by Poet on December 29, 2006, at 11:09:17
In reply to PLEASE Read This And Help Me... Please., posted by JeffSmith on December 29, 2006, at 3:15:17
Hi Jeff,
I'm glad you found babble, you'll like it here.
My therapist works on a sliding scale, when the insurance runs out I pay her what I can, which is about half of what she normally charges. You might try calling your local mental health association and see if they have a list of therapists who work on a sliding scale.
Where I am there is a very active gay, lesbian, bi, and transgender community organization. Maybe there's something similar where you are and they could help you find a therapist.
I'm sorry you wasted so many years with a therapist who wasn't a good match. I lucked out and found a good one on the first try.
The nurse practitioner needs to know you aren't taking the meds, it's okay to write it down and hand it to her if you can't get her to listen. My first pdoc was over medicating me, the second one, despite that I call her Dr. Clueless, actually listened to me and now I'm on the lowest dose of Effexor XR. Your nurse practioner needs to know about your fear of weight gain, I'm bulimic, and would never take anything that causes weight gain, so I totally get why you don't like Paxil or Prozac. Have you ever been on any anti anxiety meds? I've been taking clonzaepam and it's helped my social anxiety and test anxiety (I'm taking classes.) It got me through Christmas with my family.
I hope I helped a little bit.
Poet
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