I am. I usually like my psych meetings, because I can talk about issues that I do not discuss here or elsewhere. It is good for my mind.
I also look forward for appointments…it gives me a chance to visit the hospital and also talk about my illness and life
I used to get extremely nervous when I went to see my psychiatrist. I was afraid that I woud be placed back into the psychiatric ward. I think at this point though, I’m quite psychotic and would rather be in the ward. I do have a degree of insight into my illness and consequently, I recover quite quickly. The problem though, is getting out of hospital.
Not really, gotta shell out 20 bucks, got wait around for at least 10 minutes. At this point I’ve also got 50 minutes of driving involved. They did nothing to help me recover from this illness. They don’t understand my hallucinations or mind or situation and they barely even try. 15 minutes is only long enough to determine what prescription I get. Help in the hospital was better, but that’s way to expensive. Stick with meds until you find the strength to cope and your adjusted to you symptoms. Meds might give you these things if that’s the case stay on them. For me though, doctors did their best to help, it got me to the point where I could sort things out on my own. I’m defeating this illness on cognitive psychological level. That’s something the doctors would have never touched.
Idk it’s different for everyone. I don’t look forward to it at all.
I really look forward to my appointments, when I am experiencing symptoms - side effects or contemplating a med change.
I am not looking forward to my next appointment in about 2 weeks, because they are extremely short - 10 minutes at the most, and this is not enough time to explain myself to her.
I probably could use an increase in my Risperdal dosage but I am experiencing some stress lately, so she might tell me to wait till the stress blows over. She does not like to increase my dose, unless absolutely necessary - she is not big on over medicating her patients, and likes to start them off on lower doses of meds
Seeing him in May has been a year need talk to him so I look forward till then I concentrate on college
I used to (like someone said above) be stressed when thinking of meeting my psych again and still am but this time I’m quite happy as I know I won’t go to the psych ward and will get more xanax for my anxiety problems, I just hope she won’t send me back to the hospital though it’s still a thought that scares me.
I’m indifferent.
Yeah. The 15 min. appointment is one of my few social outlets.
I haven’t been to a doc in at least 5 yrs and my symptoms then were way less than now oddly im actually doing better now.
I think its because ive had 5 more yrs to get use to the voices.
Im gonna at least talk to them though because if my symptoms go to the next level be seeing stuff and I dont want that.
I like my doc and I don’t mind going. I do get to discuss things and stay on track.
I think I get more day to day coping help from my therapist. But I get more real medical help from my doc.