Monday, February 21, 2011

Psych!

So I went to the psychiatrist today, and I figured I should tell anyone who is interested what happened.
I'll just do this kind of like a secretary who would have taken notes on the meeting. That aughtta spice things up!
Psychiatrist: So how have you been?
Josh: About the same as last time. So a 5 and a half or 6 on average.
P: So it hasn't gotten any better? What is your range from high to low?
J: About a 3 to an 8.
P: Well how do you feel about changing medicines?
J: Don't care.
P: Alright let me call in your parents.
J: Wait, can I ask you something? I have this weird pain thing(goes into detail about last blog post). Is that related to depression or God?
P: Well I can't speak for God, but that doesn't sound like depression.
(P goes to get mom and dad)
P: Well how do you think Josh is doing?
Dad: He seems pretty miserable.
P: Yeah, that's what I got too. Well I think I'm going to change his medication, even though I'm weary of messing up the balance. Cymbalta seems to have worked the best so far, that's what he's on now. So I'm going to put him on something that's in the same family. (He explains the families and the difference between the two drugs he had considered, ask me if you want to know more). So I think I'll put him on Prestiq.
D: How will you wean him off the cymbalta?
P: Well the 90 mg hasn't done anything so we'll cut him immediately down to 60 mg for a month, and then 30 mg for a month.
J: That seems long.
P: It's not, but we'll put you on the prestiq right away.
J: Is there a chance that the combination will make me better and then taking me off the cymbalta will make it worse?
P: Yes I have had that happen. If it does, we will work from there.
Ok that was the main regular conversation. Now I'll tell you about the other two big, abnormal conversations that happened after.
First, we decided that I should go to therapy again. I'm not sure how I feel about this.
Second, my mom told my psychiatrist about my lip biting thing (from reading my blog) without telling me that she knew, or was going to tell him. I'm sure how I feel about this.

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