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Should be happy; I'm not - - But I will be, soon

Started by Caith, February 17, 2011, 02:56:38 PM

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regan

Quote from: joshany12 on March 02, 2011, 08:10:04 AM
i went to the GP a few months back when my depression became a suicide attempt. i hadnt accepted my gender issues at that point but was told i "wasnt a suitable candidate" for anti depressants or sleeping meds for my insomnia. im now seeing a therapist separately about my gender issues but am still battling daily with depression and insomnia. how do you help a medical professional realise you have a genuine need to have medical help ?

It's like everything else, medication is usually the last resort and even still its not just medication alone but medication and therapy together.
Our biograhies are our own and we need to accept our own diversity without being ashamed that we're somehow not trans enough.
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joshany12

i know, its just hard. i got written off as attention seeking and turfed off to therapy, and therapy are saying if i needed medication then the gp would have already dealt with it haha. got to love circular logic haha
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regan

Maybe there's some truth to it.  I had a former roommate who seemed to assume she would just take her anti-depressants and it would solve all her problems.  Throwing my own self under the bus, I think my major failure in my first attempt at transition was assuming that all I would have to do was HRT and everything else would fall into place for me.

Ask specific questions.  It seems like many people in this situation don't ask detailed enough questions or get told "no" and simply take it at face value without trying to find out why.  The therapist and the GP probably have specific reasons why they're saying you don't meet criteria.  Either you will agree with their reasoning or you wont.  For better or worse, its a matter of finding a doc that agrees with your assesment of things, of course if all you really want is meds with no questions asked there are plenty of pill mills out there - not that I'd reccomend it though.
Our biograhies are our own and we need to accept our own diversity without being ashamed that we're somehow not trans enough.
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joshany12

yeah your obviously right haha
i dunno, theres just alot to deal with atm, and then the trans issues raising there head, its just alot haha
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Caith

This morning (as mentioned two weeks ago) I received my first referral letter for "irreversible genital surgery" from my therapist/Ph.D.  Next week I visit my psychiatrist/M.D. for letter # 2.   I'm also hoping to hear from Dr. Reed's office today or tomorrow.  It just depends on how fast my snail mail made it down the east coast, and how fast they read and process their incoming snail mail.  They are VERY fast about responding to e-mail, so I hope that holds true for their postal mail as well.

;D Just so you know, I am definitely smiling this morning. ;D
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joshany12

@caith
thats fantastic news, really happy for you  :D
good luck and hope you hear back soon :)
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