I can’t stand changing doctors
My first I saw on and off for 16 years
Got used to the new one now and I have to change again
Worried that I will turn into some psychos pet project
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It could also be an improvement.
Good luck
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I feel like most drs don’t really care enough about patients and just proscribe as requested by patients; you won’t be used for testing, they’ll work with you - maybe stress is making you worry more than needs be!
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I totally understand your nervousness! You have had a lot of change in your life recently, and going through a pdoc change is one of the scariest things we can deal with!
I was the same way when i fired my last pdoc and started with my current psych nurse practitioner. What if she was even worse than the other woman? She has been a vast improvement though!
It’s a risk for sure, and it’s gonna be very stressful until it all gets started and you can stop worrying about what ifs! I think that’s very normal, especially considering your previous team wanted you on two higher doses of things, and you weren’t comfortable with it.
(I once gave you bad advice about that, I’m sorry…I have bipolar type sza so I get very impulsive a lot).
I think you’re well established on clozapine at this point, so the new doc is probably not going to want to change that. You’re so well functioning, living on your own and working full time for so long…I don’t think they will want to uproot your med cocktail, especially given the problems you had before that will already be noted in your chart.
Maybe that’s where part of the fear comes from? You think they’ll read your previous conflicts with your team, and then make judgments and assumptions before you even get a chance to meet? I would be really scared about that if it were me.
But as Jonathan said, it could also be a very positive change! You’re living in a new home in s different area, with the chance to start over with a new team…fresh start!
I totally understand the trepidation. Any of us would have it too. But the way I see it, you’ve got a golden opportunity to forge new, positive relationships, and that’s a great thing!
Sorry this was so long, it’s 5 am here and I’ve been up for an hour already with a headache. You’re my favorite person on here, so I hope something I said was helpful. I know if it were me, it would be consuming my every thought. Try to remain open minded that this entirely new treatment team could be a very positive thing!
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i once had a pdoc i was sure hated me like the devil. then i decided to communicate better with him and found he is quite a nice gentleman and a good and smart doctor.
so maybe communication is the key.
good luck
judy 
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