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Psychiatrist
Tue, 11/07/2006 - 10:06Topic: Complementary Therapies
This is making me a little nervous. I'm just not sure what to think.
My family doctor (the one I don't particularly care for and am working on ridding myself of) decided back in September that it would be in my best interest to send me to a psych. His reasoning was to help balance out the AEDs with anti-depressants.
I don't know what to think about all this. I know I've mentioned it before. However, my appointment is November 15 at 1pm. That's next week, so I am a little bit nervous about what to think.
What would you think?
Have you been to a psych?
What do I expect?
My appointment is scheduled for a full hour.
What sorts of things should I ask?
Re: Psychiatrist
Submitted by Seruzies on Thu, 2007-11-08 - 22:46
I recently started seeing a psychiatrist to help me with depression, and anger related to my seizures and a re-location from the sunny southwest, to the frigid northeast. Just like any other epileptic, I'm cold all the time anyway and loved living in the hot desert of the southwest. I even slept on a heated waterbed because the AC inside the house made me cold all the time. I have only been to the psychiatrist twice so far, and the first two visits seemed to go well. After the first visit, I felt like I didn't open up to him as I should have. The second time, I just let it all hang out because what goes on there is for my own benefit, and if I don't get something from it, it's my own damn fault. I told him the 2nd visit that I sometimes have a mouth like a trucker (sorry to any truckers out there) and if I let a few choice words fly and they bother him, tough, I'm letting things fly off the top of my head, because that's what I'm there for. I need to let my feelings out, and if that's the wrong place, tell me, and I'll go somewhere I can. For me, disability is taking care of the bill, and I'm going to take advantage of everything I can. I have allowed epilepsy to screw up my life so bad, that I'm going to use all the tools that are available to try to get a little control and management to my life. I deserve it after having E as bad as I have, and trying to live from paycheck to paycheck w/o insurance, and an ambulance ride to the hospital whenever I have a seizure costing anywhere from 5 to 6 figures. I've been afraid for years that if I didn't somehow make good on all the bills I have, I was going to wind up in jail. Don't be afraid to ask any questions or tell him/her about how you feel because that could be part of your condition. He/She shouldn't try to tell you what to do, but be someone that can help you discuss the things in life that are bothering you and feelings you are holding inside.