madmax15 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I tried changing psychiatrists in the same clinic and the receptionist gave me a weird look and said "that's never been done before". It looks like changing psychiatrists in the same clinic is frowned upon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I assume these are public services ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax15 Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 23 minutes ago, notloki said: I assume these are public services ? No private Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Usually when people change psychiatrists or go for a second opinion, they go to a different clinic. However, you are probably within your rights to request to change to another psychiatrist at the same clinic if you so want. I think the receptionist's comment just meant that people don't do that very often and that s/he has not seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I suspect you would need to go through the usual intake process and interview with the new doc. So ask for a new patient appointment and see what that gets you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaawal Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 When I got to the city I'm in I started seeing residents as pdocs. I saw one for only the intake session and then realized she only does morning appointments for adults (at the time that wouldn't work with my schedule) so I requested a different resident in the same clinic. It was weird and I had to explain when I switched over so that it didn't seem like I switched because I didn't like the first pdoc. I still had to do the 1-hour intake with the second pdoc I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I can see a few reasons why you might change to a different pdoc in the same practice, but I do think that it likely wouldn't be a very common occurrence. Scheduling issues are an obvious one. Also, depending on your issues and your pdoc's experience and clinical focus, they might recommend that someone else in the practice might be a better fit. This could happen either because your symptoms change during treatment, or since the initial choice of pdocs at most clinics I have experience with is based primarily on when the next available appointment is, rather than a match of clinic focus. Once in a while, you might change within the same practice simply because of personality issues with your current pdoc, but I would think this would most likely only happen as a mutual decision between you and your pdoc after an attempt to resolve issues, most likely if you do not have other options besides that clinic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax15 Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 On 12/1/2016 at 1:40 PM, jt07 said: Usually when people change psychiatrists or go for a second opinion, they go to a different clinic. However, you are probably within your rights to request to change to another psychiatrist at the same clinic if you so want. I think the receptionist's comment just meant that people don't do that very often and that s/he has not seen it. Could it be seen as rude? I mean if someone's trying to help you and then you go to someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaawal Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 The way I see it is what matters the most is you. They're there to help YOU. You're the patient and your relationship with your psychiatrist definitely affects treatment. I think it might just be seen as the first psychiatrist was doing a bad job. If they weren't, just let them know that that wasn't the reason. Maybe there wasn't any chemistry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I agree with iaawal ... it could be that just you and pdoc can't connect. It doesn't make him a bad pdoc, just that you and him are not a good fit. It happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL9000 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Hummm... I had a similar reaction from a GDoc who saw me when I was ill and my regular GDoc wasn't available. She freaked out asking what was wrong?! Why was I not seeing my regular GDoc?!? I thought her reaction was kind of over the top and maybe it was. Anyhow there are (I think) connections made by others that Doc A is who patient Z sees and if not there must be something dramatic going on. Some doctors just aren't good fits. I had no problem with seeing this other doctor in a pinch but I wasn't switching. When both were busy and I say this guy doctor. OMG... NONE FOR ME PLEASE! He was not a good fit. I know someone who thinks the world of the guy I just can't imagine him being my GDoc. One thing I really disliked was this talking about other doctors. Like when he looked at whatever they have on me on the computer he was making all these negative comments about how much "Stuff" my GDoc entered and how tiring it was to read all of it. REALLY? That is bad??? Ugh... I want a doctor to do this and I don't really need to hear opinions on how lousy you think someone else is when they work with you in the same clinic??? What a jack ass..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Be fortunate you have the opportunity to change psychiatrists, or even have one at all! Some people are stuck with pdocs they don't like, or are on waiting lists, or can't even see one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 16 hours ago, madmax15 said: Could it be seen as rude? I mean if someone's trying to help you and then you go to someone else? No, I doubt they would see it as rude. At least for sure not the doctor. They are professionals and as professionals, they don't or should not let personal feelings get involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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