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Anxiety, panic and depression.
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 15, 2017 | Replies (39)Comment receiving replies
@anniegk. First, I don't think that the attitude of your doctor is correct. She should listen to you and take your concerns on board. Second, why are you trying to come off Mirtazapine? Is there a good reason? If there isn't or if you are doing well on your current meds, continue with them. The consequences of coming off it could be unpredictable and difficult to control. Your objective is to feel good and be well. For that, if you have to take some medication for the rest of your life, so be it. Withdrawing from a drug without a good reason--such as intolerable side-effects--could cause you a lot of agony. And do consider finding another doctor who listens to you with empathy.
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I don't think that there's one psychiatrist, psychologist or therapist/counselor within 150 miles from my home who accepts Medicare except for the lcsw's who work for the hospital, and all of the hospitals in central Oregon have been taken over by the largest one. That's not all a bad thing, but if the top one has problems, they all will suffer. The local hospital was without a therapist for 18 months, which was too long for me. I might have been able to drive the 50 miles to mama hospital, but 2 hours of driving for one hour of therapy wasn't reasonable, and it takes 3 months to get an appointment. I did see the therapist there one time, and I would have loved to be able to see him weekly. The current local man has indicated that he wants to live here until he retires, and he's 56 now.
I was sort of okay the first 9 months with no therapy, but I was gradually losing it after that. I don't know how much longer I could have gone and not committed suicide. But for now...
Jim
Wow! I guess you live in a small town. There are so good chat groups on line you may want to try. http://community.projecthopeandbeyond.com/ There are weekly/monthly newsletters authorized by Theresa Bourchard that I've found helpful. Good luck.
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Just seeing this post. I agree another doctor may help, but it is so difficult to find psychiatrists who either take insurance, Medicare or provide us with the necessary information to submit to the secondary carrier should you have one and who accepts the claims even if Medicare doesn't. Finding psychotherapists are even more difficult to find.