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How did you find your psychiatrist? As someone in a similar situation who has decided several times to get a consultation, it seems like the whole system is se

by nja 4y ago

How did you find your psychiatrist? As someone in a similar situation who has decided several times to get a consultation, it seems like the whole system is set up to be as difficult as possible! Just finding someone taking new patients is hard enough, then you have to worry about whether you have to have a PCP in their hospital, if they are allowed to do telehealth, whether they take your insurance, ..., ... It was hard enough finding a therapist (and retaining them -- my therapist dropped me because the office only allows them to see someone for 1-2 years max). If anyone has tips on more effectively finding therapists and psychiatrists, I am all ears. (I'm in the US if it helps)

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devde 4y ago
> my therapist dropped me because the office only allows them to see someone for 1-2 years max interesting. I've never heard of that happening. I found my therapist on PsychiatryToday- just added a bunch of filters and scheduled a couple phone consults (most offices will do these for free). Went with the one I found that had availability and seemed to work well with me. They referred me to a psychiatrist. It's definitely easier if you have a plan that doesn't require a PCP or anything, I think mine is a POS so I just call up any providers I need, no referrals or anything.
y-c-o-m-b 4y ago
Here's what I wrote for someone else that asked the same question: > I went a different route. I went through my primary care doctor. I told him I'm getting in trouble at work due to procrastination and lack of attention. I also said my wife and friends/family have been complaining that I never listen anymore. I asked if I could be evaluated for ADHD. He sent a referral to a provider with https://lifestance.com https://lifestance.com. It was only two appointments with the LifeStance provider to get a diagnoses. Once my doc got the diagnoses back from LifeStance, he's been in charge of prescribing the meds.

by nja 4y ago

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devde 4y ago

> my therapist dropped me because the office only allows them to see someone for 1-2 years max interesting. I've never heard of that happening. I found my therapist on PsychiatryToday- just added a bunch of filters and scheduled a couple phone consults (most offices will do these for free). Went with the one I found that had availability and seemed to work well with me. They referred me to a psychiatrist. It's definitely easier if you have a plan that doesn't require a PCP or anything, I think mine is a POS so I just call up any providers I need, no referrals or anything.

y-c-o-m-b 4y ago

Here's what I wrote for someone else that asked the same question: > I went a different route. I went through my primary care doctor. I told him I'm getting in trouble at work due to procrastination and lack of attention. I also said my wife and friends/family have been complaining that I never listen anymore. I asked if I could be evaluated for ADHD. He sent a referral to a provider with https://lifestance.com https://lifestance.com. It was only two appointments with the LifeStance provider to get a diagnoses. Once my doc got the diagnoses back from LifeStance, he's been in charge of prescribing the meds.