Hello all, my heading is a little misleading. I have seen psychiatrists a few times. The first was over 10 years ago when I had my first episode of depression (I have many other things going on during these episodes too). The psychiatrist was vet strange and asked me a lot of questions while a young nurse took notes. 2 months later I went to see counsellor for the first time, I was much better and no longer taking anti-depressant. I never got help again from mental health. That psychiatrist was an awful doctor and didn't even see me again or discuss possible diagnosis. I had a really bad episode a few years ago but worked through it with my GP and other private counsellor. Again no diagnosis.
I really thought it would never happen again and had a million reasons why. Well it did. This time I had an emergency room psychiatrist because I wasn't at home. He thought I was manic, wouldn't give me sleeping pills (I hadn't slept in a few days because anti depressants make sleep bad, I had never taken a sleeping pill but I thought it seemed like a good thing to ask for given my current sleeping and state of mind). He told me he can't persecute sleeping pills and prescribed me an anti-psychotic which he told me to take high dose at night and low dose for anxiety during day. Long story short, it didn't make me sleep really and I only took it three times, it made things way worse. GP finally prescribed sleeping pill over phone which did the trick.
So I have decided to go get clinical help but am quite skeptical about psychiatrist. Any pointers? What are they going to ask me? What are they interested in? Will they listen to my whole story? Will they just try and make me take more meds? Really not very trusting after serequel.
thanks for the help
I really thought it would never happen again and had a million reasons why. Well it did. This time I had an emergency room psychiatrist because I wasn't at home. He thought I was manic, wouldn't give me sleeping pills (I hadn't slept in a few days because anti depressants make sleep bad, I had never taken a sleeping pill but I thought it seemed like a good thing to ask for given my current sleeping and state of mind). He told me he can't persecute sleeping pills and prescribed me an anti-psychotic which he told me to take high dose at night and low dose for anxiety during day. Long story short, it didn't make me sleep really and I only took it three times, it made things way worse. GP finally prescribed sleeping pill over phone which did the trick.
So I have decided to go get clinical help but am quite skeptical about psychiatrist. Any pointers? What are they going to ask me? What are they interested in? Will they listen to my whole story? Will they just try and make me take more meds? Really not very trusting after serequel.
thanks for the help
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