Posted by allisonm on July 2, 2000, at 20:27:26
In reply to Just wondering,what is the average pdoc appt time?, posted by shellie on July 2, 2000, at 15:03:19
I see the same doctor for medicine and therapy. We meet weekly for 45-50 min. and we always end the session with a recap on how the drugs are working, and whether I need refills. When necessary sometimes I make meds the first topic du jour.
I like this setup because it gives me as much time as I need to talk about meds -- and it's weekly. For example, last week I started the session by observing that I have felt in a backslide in the last few weeks and I wanted to know his opinion whether my meds needed adjustment or if it was current circumstances. By talking both situations through, we decided that the meds were working; it's just a historically difficult time of year for me.
Another example is the irritability I had when my dose of Wellbutrin was upped in April. He worked with me so that I could determine whether it was the drug or the bad things happening at work (that time I decided it was both).
I like being to talk about these things all together because (to me) they have so much interconnectedness.
Good luck.
Allison
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