Funny

I just wanted to share something that I found kind of funny.   Navigating through the mental health system can be really frustrating at times.  I can't remember if I ever explained why I switched from one Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to another.  Besides the fact that the first one diagnosed me with ADD, and put me on a dose of Prozac so high it had me manic, she disappeared out of thin air back in May, right as I was in that crisis.  So my therapist referred me to someone new and I moved on, was diagnosed with Bipolar II, yada yada yada. 

Fast forward to yesterday, just as I was getting out of my first EMDR consultation.  The phone rings, the number looks vaguely familiar, so I pick it up and it's the PNP that disappeared!  Not so much as a phone call before yesterday.  And the kicker is that she acted like nothing ever happened.  Over six months go by and she says, "Hi there, I was just calling to check to see if you're still on your meds and how that's all going."

Um... yeah.  So I told her that I had a new PNP and she acted all surprised.  Like I was really going to wait around for her to come back from her little unannounced sabbatical.

And then today it gets even better.  Last week at couples therapy my husband and I were expressing frustration with the status of my medications and how no one can quite get the right dosage/combination for me.  How I haven't felt right in a very long time.  So the therapist suggested that maybe it's time to see a Psychiatrist - a medical doctor trained in this sort of thing.

So I made the phone call and his assistant called me back a little while ago.  She was the most condescending person I've ever had the pleasure of talking to.  I don't know if she just assumes that whoever calls has the intelligence of a five year old, or they're all crazy, or both.  But I was explaining to her what the problem was - how the meds just don't seem to be working right - and she said, "Well, you just need to tell her that the meds aren't working so she can try something else." No shit lady.  You don't think I haven't already tried that several times?? So I also explained that my PNP goes to Florida over the winter and I need to get my meds straightened out before that.  She repeated what I said, in the most patronizing tone, "You need to get that taken care of then before she leaves." Uh, yeah, that's why I'm calling you guys asshole.

 I don't need someone's patronizing assistant who doesn't know me from a hole in the wall telling me how to handle my medical condition.  Just make me the damned appointment please.  

I think I just made myself more frustrated writing this post than I was before. LOL Maybe I should quit while I'm ahead.