First Day with my Psychiatrist

This is from my blog, because I always tend to post there before here, just wanted to keep everyone updated. By the way, the scoreboard for me vs. depression is 2 because yesterday my husband helped me when I got aggravated at the baby's kicks (bad mommy). Thanks for the support ladies!

And things went really well.

My doctor really took the time to talk to me, and in the 2 hours we had together, she spent the time trying to distinguish if my issues were hormone or situation related.

She talked to me about a lot, and said to me honestly she thinks it is mostly hormones that are messing with me.

We spent a lot of time working on different techniques that work toward positive thinking, de-stressing, and relaxation. She also said she does think the best path for me would be to get medication, but that she would love to continue to see me regardless.

So she said after at our next appointment she would give me a prescription for what she thought was best, and I would try it out and see how I felt after a few weeks. She said if there is no improvement after the few weeks then we could end it, wait a bit, then try something different. She said if it worsened then we would end it immediately.

I am relieved things went so well, and she really is super helpful to me. I was surprised to get so much done in the first day but she said she wanted to try to work quickly AND efficiently because she could tell I was very distressed over the situation and she really would like to provide some relief.

She said the only reason she did not give me a prescription today is because she did not want to rush and give me something. She said she found our appointment productive and that she would discuss with my OB what anti-depressants and medications would be safe during my pregnancy and talk to him before rushing anything.

I am so happy for the help she is giving me. My husband was with me for an hour of the appointment, and for the other hour I was alone. She asked him how he was dealing with the situation and told him ways he could also relax, think positive, and help me. Everything overall went really well and it was a pleasant experience.

I guess by Thursday I will have an official prescription and then I will be talking about progress from there. After I begin my prescription, I will continue to see her twice a week to monitor how I am doing with the medication, if I make improvement and am doing well, then I will be reduced to once a week until I no longer need her.

I feel a lot better after this appointment today. I feel relieved, and hopeful, definitely hopeful.

Scoreboard:

Me | 2

Depression | 0

I feel like Charlie Sheen, WINNING!