Posted by fallsfall on June 10, 2003, at 19:33:36
In reply to Re: Dumped by my PDoc via letter, posted by heather66 on June 10, 2003, at 19:10:52
He sounds very unprofessional, rude and mean. That is certainly not the way they are taught to handle patients. Did he give you any reason? What a jerk!
To find a new doctor, try to get referrals from some people you know. Start with your regular doctor, also if you see any specialists - you don't have to have an appointment, just call and ask for a referral. If you know anyone who is "in the business" (a therapist, someone who works in a Dr. office, or an emergency room), they will give you great referrals. If you have any friends or relatives who have seen a psychiatrist find out if they liked the one they saw. Ask your rabbi/minister/priest. It sounds like you don't socialize a lot, so you may not have too many people to ask, but what about your next door neighbor? You could even go to a drug store and ask the pharmacist (I don't know if they could give you a name, but it might be worth a try).
Hopefully one or more of those names will be on your insurance list.
If your pdoc is basically doing medication management then I don't know that it matters so much if they are male or female. That comes into play more with someone who is doing therapy with you.
You should be able to find a reasonable doctor. The one you were going to wasn't reasonable.
Sorry you had to go through that.
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