do you take psych pills?

SteveDallas · 01-16-2007, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

I would have started long before I did.

Was reluctance to get counseling part of the puzzle as well?--for everybody, I'm not picking on spexx? Or can you pretty much say, "hey, I want some zoloft" and get a prescription?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-16-2007, 07:57 PM

My doctor, oops, Primary Care Provider, gives a written questionnaire.

Spexxvet · 01-17-2007, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Was reluctance to get counseling part of the puzzle as well?--for everybody, I'm not picking on spexx? Or can you pretty much say, "hey, I want some zoloft" and get a prescription?

I talked to my doctor, who referred my to a psychiatrist. I was surprised that the interaction with the psychiatrist - it went something like this:

Dr: why do you think you need medication?
Spexx: because blah blah blah
Dr: ok, we'll start you on this. I'll see you in a month. If this doesn't work, we can change it.

No talk therapy at all. I had reluctance to therapy, for reasons similar to my reluctance to meds, but by the time I saw the psychiatrist, we'd been in family counselling with a psychologist for a couple of months.

View Poll Results: do you take, or have you taken psych oriented pills?
Yes,I currently have a script for a mind/mood altering drug	11	24.44%
I have taken them in the past	9	20.00%
I think that I need them, but have never actually done so	3	6.67%
No, never.	22	48.89%
Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll

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