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I had a phone interview a few weeks ago to assess if my symptoms require a pdoc as I want to see a pdoc to try Vraylar. I called them today and they said I need to wait to see if I am accepted, she said the last person waited for over a year to know if he is allowed to see a pdoc.

I can’t afford private pdoc and idk if they exist here. Maybe I should have lied and said that I have positive symptoms? They don’t care about my life quality with severe negative and cognitive symptoms eventhough I stay in bed 24/7. All they care about is if I am hostile, suicidal or have really bad positive symptoms!!

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That’s medieval. I’d consider paying for a psychiatrist if your family can afford it. At least check out the prices.

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That is too bad. I hope things get better for you. :pizza::pizza::pizza:

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Actually thats canada lol. I was put on a 1.5 year waitlist

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Yikes...
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Getting a family doctor is also very tough to get here right now

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@Aziz @LevelJ1 , I wish we could afford our medical bills here in the US, but I don’t wish for things being so bad I can’t even see a dr. That really really sucks! That’s awful. There’s got to be a better solution

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That is such a long time! Maybe fibbing that you have positive symptoms isn’t such a bad idea.

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For me the solution was getting past the hospital provided government psychiatrist.

I have one through a clinic now and I can see her within 1 to 2 weeks notice

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Sorry, @Aziz.

That sounds like a frustrating situation.

It was like that for me too.

I had to wait a year to get in to see my pdoc.

And I have private insurance that’s pretty good.

I hope you don’t have to wait that long.

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After I left the mental health facility in 2005 my family doctor prescribed my meds. I didn’t have a pdoc again until 2018.

I was hospitalized in 2018 and was assigned a pdoc I did not get along with, then she went on vacation and I was assigned another pdoc I’ve been with for the last 4 years.

I haven’t seen my pdoc in 2 years though. I spoke to him on the phone a few times during the pandemic to tell him about my insomnia and get a clonazepam prescription.

Same with my family doctor, only spoke with him a few times over the phone to discuss my blood test results.

I don’t need to see my docs. To renew my meds my pharmacy sends them a prescription request, the docs approve it and send it back to the pharmacy.

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I need to see a pdoc because I want to add a new med. The pharmacy doesn’t do that here, they can only renew prescriptions.

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Is your family doctor not allowed to prescribe vraylar?

My family doctor prescribed Olanzapine to me for about 12 years, but in between that time he tried switching me to Abilify. Abilify didn’t work and I went back to Olanzapine, but I didn’t need to see a pdoc to try a different antipsychotic.

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He said he can’t prescribe psych meds and doesn’t know anything about them. Last time my prolactin was high in blood tests he thought it was brain cancer and I had to tell him its the risperidone.

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Bummer

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I hate to hear that. I know you have been talking about wanting to try Vraylar for a long time now and it wasn’t available in Canada back then.

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I hope you can get help soon @Aziz.

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Thanks, I am going to call my family Dr tomorrow to take an apt and tell him if he can write them that I have positive symptoms to accelerate the process.

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