Posted by stjames on March 25, 2001, at 21:08:36
In reply to Very True ST.JAMES but, you did offend ppl a bit., posted by Dubya on March 25, 2001, at 16:36:54
> St. James, very good encouragement here but, is it really our fault for getting a bad doc or one which isn't helping? We often put too much trust in such individuals and then, blame ourselves if we fail to feel well. When you say Endocrinology, are you referring to hormones and chemical changes in the body or ???
It is not your fault that the doc is bad or not helping. You do make a choice to stay with someone who is not right for you. I have never just consulted with whoever, I did research. Picking pdocs at random is not advovating for yourself. Not having money for treatment is no excuse, the meds are free if you cannot afford them. The best psycopharacologist charged me $90 for an hour consult, $45 for a four week check up.
From there we did the rest by phone, for free. i saw her every 6 months after that at $45, and she let me run a tab. All I did is state that I had little money, she offered to do more by phone for free and run a tab on the 6 month check ups. Gave me free samples so I did not have to pay to try meds and in a pinch would give me samples if I could not refill my meds on time.We can all find reasons why we cannot get help but this kind of thinking is not going to get us well.
james
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