I agree with you.. She's sounds like her bedside manner could use a lot of improvement..don't think twice about her. Perfectly good questions should have decent answers. Doctors now seem to be above the rest of us. Like a privilege to see one. My phone rang the other day in a drs appointment she proceeded to tell me if I answered it. She was wa!Ilking out and I was to leave and not return. I have had this same doctor for 16 yrs. What the hell..I sympathy with you

Well, I learned this just a week ago from my therapist. I told him that I had made an appointment with a psychiatrist's office, anticipating that they would help me get off Effexor. He said that psychiatrists no longer do therapy, but deal with only hospitalizations and managing medications. Between my primary care physician and an especially helpful local pharmacist, I have the help I need to obtain various strengths of Effexor. I cancelled the psychiatrist appointment (not to be confused with a psychologist, who would offer therapy).