Finally saw the Dr

So… Good news, doctor is not useless. It’s pretty hard to become a psychiatrist I guess, the idiots would get weeded out. I’m always paranoid, what do they know? What if they are wrong? Dr has a beard, feel slightly reassured. So judgey. Did the initial consultation thing, talked about school, family, medical history. Discussed future strategies. I was stressing out a lot because I had forgotten that the opinions of nutters on the internet and the opinions of medical professionals are a completely different thing. Just because there are people online (and in real life) who have no idea what they are talking about saying “OMG drugs are bad!” doesn’t mean that any doctors actually think that way. I’m pleased to realise that once again, anyone with half a brain realises that if something helps, it’s a good thing. So discussed medication with Dr, explained when it helped, when it didn’t. He thinks taking it will be the best thing. I’m relived because I know that I cannot do this job without it. I get a lot more work done on days when I take the medication. Since I had about 2 weeks worth and three months to wait for the appointment, I’ve been rationing it out and trying to work out what days might be more important than others to get more done, or which tasks are more important to do in a timely fashion. It’s been pretty stressful. I also have things that have been neglected at home, washing, cleaning, TAXES! (I’m only 4 years behind…) Slight setback, in this state you need approval before a script can be printed out. Which takes a few days. Weird! What if it get’s denied? It is technically possible, but unlikely in my case. Here you need two opinions as well. Which means possibly having to pay (and wait) to see a second Dr, to agree with the first one. As I had a piece of paper in my possession listing my previous Doctor’s name and the medication he prescribed, that should count. It was just luck that I found that when I was moving, and put in it the ‘psych’ section of my file. And more luck again that I happened to take it with me. It was actually given to me to keep in the car, in case I got given a random drug test and got a reading. So hopefully they call me in a few days and I can go in and pick up a script. Then try this new dosage at my new job and see what happens. I hope I don’t have to see a second Dr, my old one retired, so it’s going to be hard to get evidence out of him! Though we may be able to contact the old clinic and I give permission for records to be sent over. Well, I’ll cross that bridge if I come to it. For now, feeling relief!