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I'm so happy for you that you've found a Dr that works for you - how are you feeling now? Do you consider yourself in recovery?
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Well, I am not sure I would say I am in recovery, but I am giving the treatment plan a try. If I had found this Dr 5 years ago, I am sure it would have saved my life. It might be too late now, given the mess I have made of my life at this point, but I am giving it a try. The beauty of rock bottom is that you have nothing else to lose so you might as well go for a victory, no matter how unlikely it seems.
At the very least I am glad to have had a doctor who heard me. Everyone deserves that much, and I hope you have better luck in the future.
Seriously, ask if you can switch Drs even if you have to wait. From what you have said, it sounds like he only knows how to treat a textbook case of depression, and instead of admitting the limits of his expertise and referring patients to another Dr, or, heaven forbid, doing some research, he acts like the patient is the problem. That is not only unfair to his patients but dangerous as well.