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Gave misinformation in my advice accidentally
Hi,
My username is Nor and I recently answered a question along the lines of "need advice from someone spiritual."
In the answer, I referred the poster twice...once near the begininning of my advice and once near the end of my advice to a website called "WebMD." I actually meant to say "Healthgrades"...not "WebMD."
Can you please change this to "Healthgrades," in both places? This is very important, as the question related to mental illness.
Thank you so much!
Nor
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Hi there,
Here is what I can do: I will delete your current answer, and I will let you re-answer it as you wish. I will paste your original answer below here, if you wish to re-use it, with the changes made, of course, and please... there will be a link at the bottom of it when you paste it in, so delete that before you post. Thanks! Here it is:
Honey,
I think that I can help you, as I was hospitalized 12 times and by the grace of God found the right medication.
You need to go back to the psychiatrist or find yet another one if you don't feel comfortable with the previous psychiatrists...you can talk to your parents, friend, or social services to help you find one if you can't do it on your own. You or someone else can go to WebMD online, put in your zipcode, specify "Psychiatry," and then read the profiles of ones in your area, what their areas of expertise are, and how many years of experience they have. If you choose to go with a new psychiatrist, try to find one that has 15-25 years of experience to be on the safe side, but you might get lucky with a really good psychiatrist with less experience as well if nobody with more experience is in your area. Choose one that you like and give them a call for an appointment. You may have to wait about a month for a new appointment as a new patient, and that's ok....if you feel terrible in the meantime, you can go to the hospital.
When you see the psychiatrist, tell him or her EXACTLY how you feel. Be 100% honest including anything embarrassing. Take the information you got from the previous psychiatrists with you...only the parts that made sense to YOU. Tell them that you are in desperate need for help. For example, in my case, I was told I needed a "sedating" medicine by one psychiatrist, so I took that information to the next psychiatrist because it made sense to me.
If you can, make a list beforehand of the medications you have tried so far and write down what you DID and DIDN'T like about each one. Read off the paper EXACTLY when you are in their office so you don't forget anything. It may take several appointments for you to give them all this information, and that's ok...it will be worth it in the end. Be 100% honest, and let the psychiatrist take it from there. It is their job to help you, so trust them.
If you don't remember what medications you took or how you felt on the other medications, that's ok too. You can ask your parents to have your medical record pulled up if they can OR, if not possible, you can start completely from scratch and pretend you haven't tried anything yet. Take all the pressure off yourself and let the psychiatrist do the work.
If you are trying to follow this advice and the psychiatrist is not cooperative or difficult to work with, tell them that you will think about things and give them a call back. Choose another psychiatrist off of WebMD. If you like them better, go with them. You can call the first psychiatrist and tell them that you've switched if you have energy to and/or feel like doing so, but you've also left the door open to return to them if the 2nd psychiatrist's appointment doesn't go well. Or, you could call a third at that point.
You WILL find the right medication. God is on your side...I'm guessing you are just one phone call away (to another psychiatrist or to a previous one that you feel at least ok with) from the start to your new life.
God bless you,
Love, Nor
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