Posted by Dinah on July 22, 2003, at 10:05:14
In reply to A little scared, posted by fallsfall on July 22, 2003, at 6:31:30
Hi Fallsfalls,
I understand your fear. When I fired the pdoc from Hades, I was worried about the fact that he came to the clinic for consultation at approximately the same time as my appointment. But then I realized he looked waaaay more uncomfortable than I felt, even. After the time he bolted down the stairs instead of riding in the elevator with me, I quit peering around corners for him. Of course, the first time or two I saw him my heart beat a mile a minute and I was really anxious.
Perhaps if you plan for it, you can gain enough distance to see it as a science experiment. Observe your reaction to her for signs of what sort of feelings you may be hiding from yourself, and signs of what you might need to work on with your new therapist.
Speaking of your new therapist, before I did *anything* with my meds, I'd check to see if he is anti-medication in general or if he thought it was no longer necessary in *your* case. If it's the former, I'd be really wary of going off a medication combo that works for me. Have a good long talk with your pdoc first.
How long have you been on medications? Was it for stress related problems of recent origin, or is it for long term anxiety or depression? Are you experiencing any troublesome side effects?
We all go off our meds from time to time, but please be careful and do it for the right reasons, and under a lot of support from your pdoc, if he thinks it's wise.
Now mind you, if your therapist is generally anti-medication because he believes that psych meds just dull the problems or work generally by producing certain psychological states, as Dr. Sobo states, I would tend to agree with that. But it's not necessarily a bad thing. My Klonopin may not do anything to relieve my underlying neuroses, but my physical tendency to anxiety is such that I wouldn't give it up to work on my psychological problems for anything. There is just too much of a physical component.
Just my 2 cents.
And good luck.
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