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Sarahphim
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Hi, I am a newbie to this forum and I feel so alone with this problem; I was wondering if anyone out there has had a similar experience or what your opinion would be. I am being treated for OCD/anxiety disorder through medication by a psychiatrist who I've been seeing for about 6 months. He is an extremely busy doctor who makes himself available in an emergency by cell phone but doesn't seem to return phone calls otherwise.
Last week, I made numerous attempts to contact him about a medication crisis, first via emergency cell phone (got voicemail), then via his secretary a day later (did not get called back), then called again and got doctor's and general office voicemail because apparently the whole office shut down for the Jewish holidays with no recording indicating they were closed. After 2-3 days, I finally ended up calling my primary care doctor and went off the medication without reaching this doctor and left a follow up message telling him what I did, but he still didn't call me back today. It is now 6 days later and when I called today to ask why my calls weren't returned, the secretary didn't seem the least bit concerned about any follow up on my condition. She confirmed receipt of all my messages and left it at that. I felt like there was no concern as to my wellbeing and that it was fine that I had to go through another doctor to get treated. As a result I have decided to consult with another doctor but just wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts on this. Is this normal and am I expecting too much from a single physician practice? Thank you!
Saraphim
Last week, I made numerous attempts to contact him about a medication crisis, first via emergency cell phone (got voicemail), then via his secretary a day later (did not get called back), then called again and got doctor's and general office voicemail because apparently the whole office shut down for the Jewish holidays with no recording indicating they were closed. After 2-3 days, I finally ended up calling my primary care doctor and went off the medication without reaching this doctor and left a follow up message telling him what I did, but he still didn't call me back today. It is now 6 days later and when I called today to ask why my calls weren't returned, the secretary didn't seem the least bit concerned about any follow up on my condition. She confirmed receipt of all my messages and left it at that. I felt like there was no concern as to my wellbeing and that it was fine that I had to go through another doctor to get treated. As a result I have decided to consult with another doctor but just wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts on this. Is this normal and am I expecting too much from a single physician practice? Thank you!
Saraphim