Your input is so appreciated and I thank you.
Ainsleigh

@ainsleigh

If his psychiatrist won't consider trying other meds, he should be retired. There's a long list of antidepressants available. I tried several before I found that I responded to Wellbutrin.

Any psychiatrist with a brain would be happy to try other meds. There's an important thing to remember when dealing with any medical person. You have to advocate for yourself. If your grandson stands up for himself, and a doctor refuses to work with him, he needs to find a different doctor, for his own sake. Don't let a doctor pull the God complex. Turn and run.

I know that most of us have been trained to believe that every doctor knows what's best for us, and that would be nice, if it were true. We're living in a new world.

Jim

Hi Jim
I don't think my Grandson has the confidence at the moment - due to his mental health problems- but we agree with what you said and his parents have decided they must find him a new Psychiatrist ASAP. It is hard to understand why a doctor would not make med. changes when things are not
working.Thanks so much for your input.
Ainsleigh

@ainsleigh

I know that when I was at the beginning of the process of getting mental health treatment, I was in no condition to advocate for myself. My wife went with me to every appointment except for counseling, because I wouldn't remember what the doctor said, and she asked the questions and spoke up for me. At the time, I was deeply depressed and suicidal. I was fortunate to have a good psychiatrist who got me started.

I'm glad his parents are going to step up and get him the good help he needs.

Jim

@jimhd I would normally agree with the turn and run, but where I live, the waiting list for a good psych is about 6 mos. The bad ones, you can almost walk-in and see. So, if you finally have an appt. and they will at least minimally treat you, you are almost obliged to take what you can get while waiting to get to the top of someone's waiting list. The doctor I want to see received a referral for me in late December and they are just now scheduling the early December referrals. So, I am seeing someone I am not crazy about, but at least I am getting some meds that keep me from crashing, but just barely. I will bid her adieu whenever I get an appt. with the Lady I really want to see. If/when/where we lose some of the stigma of admitting mental illness and seeking help, I think this is going to become a much larger problem of doctor/patient ratios in smaller metro areas and maybe everywhere.