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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 151392" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>muts</p><p> </p><p>This is all a learning process. And it takes time, like any other learning process. As you learn it will make more and more sense. I know I felt totally overwhelmed at first, and heck, I grew up with mental illness in the family. (I just didn't have to be involved with the doctor/medication aspect of it all)</p><p> </p><p>But I will give you a valuable tip. When I couldn't get the psychiatrist to listen, I went to the fam/pediatrician doctor. There were times I skipped the referral and made appointments myself. (and got the required referral from a doctor after the fact) Sometimes going with one doctor can be faster than the other, depends on how well they listen to you.</p><p> </p><p>And let me tell you, experience taught me not to stay long with any doctor who wouldn't listen and consider what I had to say. YOU know your child best. YOU are his best advocate. Any doctor only sees him for a short while. YOUR input is valuable to them.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, knowledge is power. Read and learn all you can. Ask a million questions.</p><p> </p><p>((hugs))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 151392, member: 84"] muts This is all a learning process. And it takes time, like any other learning process. As you learn it will make more and more sense. I know I felt totally overwhelmed at first, and heck, I grew up with mental illness in the family. (I just didn't have to be involved with the doctor/medication aspect of it all) But I will give you a valuable tip. When I couldn't get the psychiatrist to listen, I went to the fam/pediatrician doctor. There were times I skipped the referral and made appointments myself. (and got the required referral from a doctor after the fact) Sometimes going with one doctor can be faster than the other, depends on how well they listen to you. And let me tell you, experience taught me not to stay long with any doctor who wouldn't listen and consider what I had to say. YOU know your child best. YOU are his best advocate. Any doctor only sees him for a short while. YOUR input is valuable to them. In the meantime, knowledge is power. Read and learn all you can. Ask a million questions. ((hugs)) [/QUOTE]
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