Not accepted.

[Darkmotive]

Today i received a letter telling me that my referral to a new psychiatrist  has been denied, because I'm on meds and my doctor can monitor my lithium levels!! that's not the point i needed a psychiatrist cause I'm still having long periods of agitation and my energy / motivation level is below zero (which is not normal like me) i also want to try come off effexor cause I'm sure that's what's doing it i keep bitting down on my teeth and feeling tired alot, i told my GP about this and that's why she referred me to a psychiatrist!!! arhhh its made me very upset!, now i have to go to the doctor again and try to find away around this...... just my rant for this week

-Darkmotive 

[Phyllis]

Is there someway that you can fight that? Like maybe have a note from your doc explaining that you need more help than they can give?
I would try to fight it. But of course, I can be a real bitch when I wanna be. 

[nordicnicki]

it makes no sense to me....surely seeing a psych is still all part of the treament not just the medication.......i am left in the hands of my general gp too but i always have the option to go back to the psych if i feel i need to.
i would do what phyllis suggested and fight it.see if your doctor can sway things for you....if all else fails over exaggerate your symptoms and see where that gets you.

i was interested to read that you say you bite down on your teeth alot and have no enregy.....well snap i have been doing exactly the same thing for a while.
i hope that you manage to get what you need....keep us posted about it

[high maintenence]

Yeah, there's gotta be a way around this. As far as I know, anyone can call up their local mental health clinic and tell them they need to be seen. Sometimes the appointments they give you are a long time away, in which case I would tell them I was suicidal. Then they'll getcha in.

I'm like you and have "0" energy. It is so hard to live with and I've been struggling with it for over two years now, but it's still here. Occasionally I'll have a day here and there that I may get an energy level of "2" lol but that's about it.

Nice to meet you btw

[biPOLAREXPRESS]

My doc told the insurace company that I was too complicated for him and I am "beyond his scope of practice" The technical way of saying Im to fcuk'd up for him to handle...it worked...the psych doc and insurance agreed....I dont know if I should have taken that as a good thing...or what? I guess I say take the hit.. do what you have to to get what you need... remember we ( the bp nation) have to do the work. These heath care peeps can only react to what we give them....my rant or whatever...

[nordicnicki]

whats going on with this now....its not acceptable....its shit....its not right