Thanks for your replies.
Monkey - yeah good point. I don't get contacted asking how the previous sessions were. He (my Psychiatrist) who I see on Telehealth (he's in another state & I've always seen him like that) was listening & then towards the end when I was talking about how I'm not sure if my meds are working, he started looking down at his floor & he seemed to zone out. I understand he's busy, has other patients, etc. but that's my time & he should still listen & pay attention. I know when he writes stuff down he's paying attention but he was just looking at the floor, he wrote stuff down in the session too though (I don't know what he writes apart from his letters). I guess I was just generally asking, like would they do a welfare check where Emergency Services come?
Mark - thanks, I can't contact my Psychiatrist personally because of privacy so I have to email the Executive Assistant at the Telehealth company if I need something passed onto him & she lets me know his replies if any, otherwise we talk about certain stuff in our sessions. I wish I could have an email or phone number, or an office number. I'd only use it for serious things, because I respect his privacy. I know Psychiatrists and Psychologists do that with patients if they have to contact them, they have an email or number to call.
Grandy - yeah I guess you're right. Sorry to hear that that happened to you. I've only cancelled my GP appointments because he doesn't do much for me so I'm wasting my time. My Parents say I must see my Psychiatrist so they don't let me cancel that (they're being supportive & protective, not controlling), & I'm more comfortable with my Psychiatrist as I've known him since 2019.
I tried telling my Psychiatrist that I don't feel like my antidepressants are working because I still feel very depressed & I feel like I'm in this deep depression I can't escape from & he just said "mhm", this was when he was looking at the floor. He also said he's not a fan of doing 2 things at once (so changing my antidepressants & putting me on the meds for PTSD which also drop your blood pressure). I haven't taken the PTSD meds yet, I'm very hesitant to do so because of the blood pressure, my GP, Parents and him of course know this. I was on old antidepressants that I took at night, like I would have to with the PTSD meds when I'm in bed, and I felt dizzy, and some meds the dizziness lead into the next day, such as when I was walking, and I had to stop. I mentioned this.
So idk
