Posted by Dinah on January 11, 2005, at 19:25:56
In reply to I hate therapy. (Longish), posted by Daisym on January 11, 2005, at 10:12:06
He wouldn't have offered if he wasn't willing.
Most meds truly aren't that bad. And if they don't work out, you can quit them. They're a safety net. They absolutely do not replace therapy. It won't even occur to your therapist that they can replace him. (Well, ok, a bit of Risperdal has replaced a few emergency phone calls I guess. But my therapist is awful on the phone. I want to replace them.) They just keep you from falling all the way down between sessions.
Check out your pdoc and make sure he or she is on the same page with you meds-wise. Mine knows and cooperates with the fact that I prefer minimal meds. The pdoc from heck didn't. I *know* your therapist has the experience and perspicacity to help you monitor how you're doing along the way.
It's not so bad. Really.
(And I know you don't want to share your therapist, so I won't ask. But I think we all want him to hold a seminar that all *our* therapists can attend.)
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