saintanselm
09-05-13, 19:55
Dear All,
I need some advice before I proceed on an issue. I suffer from GAD and have had two bouts of PTSD ( 2004 and 2006.) Its resulted in my having to take time off work. Most doctors I have seen have been really sympathetic and really good but recently I think I've had a disaster and I want to know if anyone agrees.
I had an appointment to get a new prescription with this new doctor. She saw I was on diazepan and said she wanted me off them. I replied that if she looked at her records she would see that a 28 supply sometimes lasted me three months so there was proof I used them sensibly. She was insistent so I said I'd like to see a NHS psychiatrist as it should be there call and she said she would write to them. Two days ago I got a call from her that the NHS psychiatrist couldn't help me and I should be referred to a drug abuse programme?!?!? So I replied I'd quit taking the diazepan ( I use it more of a comfort blanket) and she was like good. Then she said she wanted me back at work. I'm not joking when I say I have never met a more unfriendly or unsympathetic doctor. I am actually planning on going back to work soon but I still have very bad anxiety from time to time which leads to panic attacks at work, which are nothing nice. I thought about her phonecall and it got me really angry. She obviously wrote to the psychiatrist saying I had a prescription addiction , so they won't see me now ( even though I can prove I don't), and she's changing my medication and she's acting like a psychiatrist.
I'm going to insist on seeing the letter she sent them and, if it doesn't mention my PTSD or GAD, I wondering if I have grounds for a complaint.
Any help greatly appreciated.
M
I need some advice before I proceed on an issue. I suffer from GAD and have had two bouts of PTSD ( 2004 and 2006.) Its resulted in my having to take time off work. Most doctors I have seen have been really sympathetic and really good but recently I think I've had a disaster and I want to know if anyone agrees.
I had an appointment to get a new prescription with this new doctor. She saw I was on diazepan and said she wanted me off them. I replied that if she looked at her records she would see that a 28 supply sometimes lasted me three months so there was proof I used them sensibly. She was insistent so I said I'd like to see a NHS psychiatrist as it should be there call and she said she would write to them. Two days ago I got a call from her that the NHS psychiatrist couldn't help me and I should be referred to a drug abuse programme?!?!? So I replied I'd quit taking the diazepan ( I use it more of a comfort blanket) and she was like good. Then she said she wanted me back at work. I'm not joking when I say I have never met a more unfriendly or unsympathetic doctor. I am actually planning on going back to work soon but I still have very bad anxiety from time to time which leads to panic attacks at work, which are nothing nice. I thought about her phonecall and it got me really angry. She obviously wrote to the psychiatrist saying I had a prescription addiction , so they won't see me now ( even though I can prove I don't), and she's changing my medication and she's acting like a psychiatrist.
I'm going to insist on seeing the letter she sent them and, if it doesn't mention my PTSD or GAD, I wondering if I have grounds for a complaint.
Any help greatly appreciated.
M