I had another appointment with my psychiatrist this morning at 7:45. I struck out.
The nurse takes me back and asks me how my new prescriptions are working, and I explain to her how they are a little too expensive for me. I should not have to pay $70 for a month of pills. She agreed.
My Psychiatrist comes in and sees that the nurse noted I found my prescription to be too expensive. She obviously disagreed.
"So this is too expensive for you?" She asked.
"Yeah I can't afford that. That is just a little too much for me," I said.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I would prefer not to pay that much. I know many others are less expensive...."
"It is going generic in a few months. If you can just pay that for a few more months, then it should be cheaper for you..." she said.
"I don't want to pay that much. I can't afford that," I said.
She sighed, annoyed. She didn't want me to take anything but her precious LexaPro. I can see how someone like her, who charges people like me $245 to fight with me for 10 minutes and then kick me out, could afford that. However, I cannot. I am not paying that.
She FINALLY prescribed me another medicine that should be much cheaper for me. However, she said it will not work very well and is pretty certain I will want to go back on LexaPro, even though it costs almost as much as I make in a week.
Then, she sent me away. 8 minutes after she arrives, she sends me away. And, she charges me over $200 for that visit. Thank goodness I have insurance. That is ridiculous.
When I go to schedule another visit, I am upfront with the lady at the desk and I tell her I would not like to see that same psychiatrist again. She hesitates. I tell her that she is not friendly or personable. She says she has to get it approved for me to switch. I was assigned this arbitrary psychiatrist and it has to be approved? Does anyone else think this is bogus? It isn't like I chose her or I had to take a personality survey. She was the only one with an open spot. Sheesh.
The moral of this story is to give people second chances. I am not sure why that is the moral, since giving her a second chance only made things worse, but give them a second chance anyway. You may confirm the reason this person is not what you wanted in the first place.
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