Founder Tbird Posted March 16, 2015 Founder Share Posted March 16, 2015 jeffperry1134 - glad to hear it communicate with your doctor about whats working and whats not and hopefully you will continue to get some relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffperry1134 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 I will definitely do that Tbird. It has only been 2 days of taking my medicine the new way and I am noticing a difference. I actually was asleep before 2am and up at 9am and only woke up once in the night. It was the most I had slept in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgiapapa Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I had a psycholigist at my outpatient clinc I saw for several months and then she transferred over to DOD in another state. She was an excellent psychologist and my sessions with her helped me a great deal. When my psychologist left, the VA did not fill her position at the outpatient clinic and the VA informed me if I still wanted to be seen by a psychologist, I would have to see one at my VAMC which is over 60 miles from my home. I am thinking about trying to get my VA PCP (NP) to schedule me with a private psychologist through the VA Choice Card program. I have never been seen by a psychiatrist, only a psychologist and a psychiatric NP who prescribed my medication. GP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVSERVER Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 My first year in the VA they had me on 8 meds I am down to two now I always felt unreliable, I really shy away from the VA mental health care as it is always a fight to not be on very many meds. Glad to hear you are on a regiment that you like and have faith in its important. My mental health doc retired and winged me of all meds but I have been declining as of late and will be seeing a doc at the VA hear soon and I have no doubt that I will be fighting to not be on a ton of meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffperry1134 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Hopefully you will get a good doc. Mine said he specialized in psychopharmacology and knew the different medication combinations well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffperry1134 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 The new medication regimen is starting to pay dividends. I slept 6 hours last night and am actually getting tired right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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