I'm taking an SSRI and am not seeing a psychiatrist. Have seen counselors and psychologists before and didn't find that helpful. Have had reasonable results with the SSRI (at its lowest dose) so far, so am considering my options before asking for a psych referral.
I would highly recommend trying to find a psychiatrist. My general doc tried several different SSRIs and none of them seemed to work. I also saw counselors psychologists over and over, no results. Finally went to a psychiatrist, turns out I had ADD to go along with the depression, but all the docs and psychologists missed it. Treatment turned my life around. Psychiatrists are the way to go IMO
I will give it some serious thought...not sure where you're from, but I can't just walk into a psychiatrist's office here, I need a referral from my family doc (at least as far as I know).
You can definitely get a referral, just ask. I live in St Louis and was able to get an appointment without a referral, but spent hours on the phone trying to find a psychiatrist with appointments open; most had 3 month waits. Luckily I found a good one.
I'm taking an SSRI and am not seeing a psychiatrist. Have seen counselors and psychologists before and didn't find that helpful. Have had reasonable results with the SSRI (at its lowest dose) so far, so am considering my options before asking for a psych referral.
I would highly recommend trying to find a psychiatrist. My general doc tried several different SSRIs and none of them seemed to work. I also saw counselors psychologists over and over, no results. Finally went to a psychiatrist, turns out I had ADD to go along with the depression, but all the docs and psychologists missed it. Treatment turned my life around. Psychiatrists are the way to go IMO
I will give it some serious thought...not sure where you're from, but I can't just walk into a psychiatrist's office here, I need a referral from my family doc (at least as far as I know).
You can definitely get a referral, just ask. I live in St Louis and was able to get an appointment without a referral, but spent hours on the phone trying to find a psychiatrist with appointments open; most had 3 month waits. Luckily I found a good one.