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psychiatrist advice..

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tim38228
tim38228

Does anyone know the process for getting a psychiatrist ? I don't feel my gps have a good knowledge of dealing with anxiety and the meds available or the other options..

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  • katecogs
    katecogs tim38228

    Posted

    In my experience you either have to ask for a referral by your GP or you could go private.  The waiting list is really long via your GP (well it is in our area).  When my son was ill with this, he couldn't work for 4 months and had to wait to be seen by a professional.  I paid for him to see a therapist twice whilst we waited, but he wasn't keen.  I also fought for him to be seen in other ways too - he never saw the same person twice which upset him as he needed to build their trust and he was pushed from pillar to post.  It came to a head one day when my son couldn't take anymore and tried to take drastic action.  He was immediately seen and from then on was seen weekly by the professionals.  I was an emotional wreck by this time and so angry it had taken this course of action to be seen.  He has since made a full recovery on his meds and is now off them and back to normal 😔

    I've seen a few doctors for myself in the past who were useless regarding this, but did find 1 or 2 who were absolute treasures.  I do feel anxiety, depression etc is vastly underrated and isn't taken as 'serious' a lot of the time.

    Where's my soapbox......

     

  • tim38228
    tim38228

    Posted

    Thanks, I didn't realise ur GP can refer you?

  • borderriever
    borderriever tim38228

    Posted

    If you feel your GP is not helping you in leading you to a proper pathway to treat your condition, go on the NHS CHOICES web page and look up your Practice, check each Partner and see which on has an interest in Mental Health Matters. There should be a Partner or salaried Doctor who will have an interest. It is quite normal these days to use different GPs in Practice for other complaints.

    BOB

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