So I went to a Psychiatrist yesterday. He asked me what had led me to go. I told him I had asked for a referral from my family Dr in June after I had a miscarriage when I didn't feel like I was coping ell enough, and had followed up with the hospital beginning of October after CPS had come to my house after a report made by the police the night I was robbed that my house was a mess. He asked why my house was a mess. I explained partly because there was a lot going on at the time, I had been (physically) sick and had had some things going on but also just depressed. I said I felt I needed help and had asked for counseling. I said I couldn't cope well enough the whole summer, first the miscarriage, then issues with house guest, then visited my mom who is out of province undergoing chemo my house got trashed by house sitter not house sitting and had cats run away, then issues with brother and then being robbed while my family was home then there while my grandpa died, when I had never experienced that before.
He asked if I had been sleeping well. I said not at all since the robbery at least. I am afraid of someone breaking in again. He said "Oh you are paranoid then? I said no, It is not paranoid when It has really happened and could happen again. He said oh well no one gets robbed twice you are just paranoid.I said it has happened to me before
DO you hear voices too? I said no,
Do you think someone is following you since you are paranoid about being broken in again? I said no
DO you think someone is poisoning your food. I said no.
I said just depressed in general added to a really bad few months. He said
YOU HAVENT HAD A BAD FEW MONTHS. YOU ARE JUST A WEAK WOMAN. YOU CATASTROPHISE LITTLE EVENTS THAT MEAN NOTHING AND YOU NEED TO BE STRONGER FOR YOUR KIDS. THE PATIENT WHO COMES TO SEE ME FROM IRAQ WHOSE COUNTRY IS AT WAR WHOSE PARENTS ARE DEAD WHOSE HUSBAND GOT SHOT IN FRONT OF HER WHO IS FINE BUT NEEDS HEL SLEEPING, SHE HAS PROBLEMS. YOU ARE JUST A WEAK WOMAN WHO NEEDS TO BE STRONGER OR ELSE GET YOUR KIDS TAKEN AWAY.
Keeping in mind I was calm. clean body and clothes and not crying or anything while taking to him until he says this. Then I started crying a little. Seems like he had made up his mind before I even saw him. So then he prescribes me cipralex(he said an antidepressant) and seraquel which he said was a sleeping pil that would "cause excessive weight gain" I am over 200lbs. I do not need excessive weight gain. I looked it up online and seraquel can be used off label for sleeping since it had sedative properties but on line said it was an anti psychotic used for bipolar or schizophrenia. I have not been diagnosed with either of these things. I have in the past seen a psychologist for over 10 years and a psychiatrist for several years and have been diagnosed with ptsd from sexual abuse and major depression.
I also saw both medications are not considered safe while pregnant (due to not being bale to take birth control I choose no to take anyhting that can be teratogenic, or harmful not sure if I am or not haven't tested and am not in a position to be right now but....)
I am pissed. I want to talk to another DR, but before I do....does what he said make sense? And with the meds..I may need meds. But telling me the one was a sleeping pill that would make me gain weight, makes no sense to me, I want to complain tgo someone about what he said but maybe he is right?
He asked if I had been sleeping well. I said not at all since the robbery at least. I am afraid of someone breaking in again. He said "Oh you are paranoid then? I said no, It is not paranoid when It has really happened and could happen again. He said oh well no one gets robbed twice you are just paranoid.I said it has happened to me before
DO you hear voices too? I said no,
Do you think someone is following you since you are paranoid about being broken in again? I said no
DO you think someone is poisoning your food. I said no.
I said just depressed in general added to a really bad few months. He said
YOU HAVENT HAD A BAD FEW MONTHS. YOU ARE JUST A WEAK WOMAN. YOU CATASTROPHISE LITTLE EVENTS THAT MEAN NOTHING AND YOU NEED TO BE STRONGER FOR YOUR KIDS. THE PATIENT WHO COMES TO SEE ME FROM IRAQ WHOSE COUNTRY IS AT WAR WHOSE PARENTS ARE DEAD WHOSE HUSBAND GOT SHOT IN FRONT OF HER WHO IS FINE BUT NEEDS HEL SLEEPING, SHE HAS PROBLEMS. YOU ARE JUST A WEAK WOMAN WHO NEEDS TO BE STRONGER OR ELSE GET YOUR KIDS TAKEN AWAY.
Keeping in mind I was calm. clean body and clothes and not crying or anything while taking to him until he says this. Then I started crying a little. Seems like he had made up his mind before I even saw him. So then he prescribes me cipralex(he said an antidepressant) and seraquel which he said was a sleeping pil that would "cause excessive weight gain" I am over 200lbs. I do not need excessive weight gain. I looked it up online and seraquel can be used off label for sleeping since it had sedative properties but on line said it was an anti psychotic used for bipolar or schizophrenia. I have not been diagnosed with either of these things. I have in the past seen a psychologist for over 10 years and a psychiatrist for several years and have been diagnosed with ptsd from sexual abuse and major depression.
I also saw both medications are not considered safe while pregnant (due to not being bale to take birth control I choose no to take anyhting that can be teratogenic, or harmful not sure if I am or not haven't tested and am not in a position to be right now but....)
I am pissed. I want to talk to another DR, but before I do....does what he said make sense? And with the meds..I may need meds. But telling me the one was a sleeping pill that would make me gain weight, makes no sense to me, I want to complain tgo someone about what he said but maybe he is right?
: I'm sorry you were treated like that.
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