Posted by med_empowered on December 20, 2005, at 9:36:57
In reply to Re: Anxiety vs NHS » gillettecavalcade, posted by RobertDavid on December 19, 2005, at 20:50:04
hi! I'm in the US, so I really have **no** advice whatsoever on how to deal with NHS. It sounds like the NHS is pretty good at physical ailments, but an absolute dismal failure at addressing emotional/psychiatric problems. This is highly unfortunate.
What I was wondering is...could you go outside the UK? I mean, could you find a private doc in a nearby country to treat your problems? Here in the US, its pretty common to see a psychiatrist once a month (perhaps a bit more often) for a little while, and then go onto "med management," where you may only see the doctor every 3 months or so. Could you possibly go to France (which has an amazing health care system) or another country to seek treatment privately, outside of the NHS system? Also, are there any private docs in practice in the UK? The cost would obviously be greater, but if you can afford it I would think that would be the best option--it appears that the **system** is deeply flawed, so escaping the system is probably your best bet for finding adequate treatment.
Have you tried alternative health care? Since the conventional docs seem hell-bent on pumping you full of SSRIs and other drugs that prove either ineffective or have unaccepable side effects, I would think that giving alternative medical practitioners a shot would be reasonable. Is that a viable option?
Good luck!
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