When I first saw my counselor (Dr. Curns) and told him about my woes with Larry, he told me to see Dr. Rohlf, a very good psychiatrist that works in the same department as him..the problem was that because he's so sought-after, it takes a long time to get in to see him. I think it was like January when we talked about it, and when I asked about an appointment the receptionist said the next appointment was in May!! I made the appointment anyway (and got on the cancellation list), but I HAD to find someone else besides Larry before that, so I found ND Systems, the people that had the gene testing done for me and prescribed the Trintellix (which I had to stop taking because it made me itchy). The last time I was at ND Systems, they wanted to prescribe an anti-psychotic..really?? Sigh. So I was surprised and pleased when Dr. Rohlf's office called me and said they had an opening for March 28!! Of course I said yes..I only really wanted ND Systems until I could see Dr. Rohlf (the gene testing was definitely worth going there though). So I finally got to see him today, yay! (I wasn't prepared for how good-looking he was though LOL.) We talked for a long time about depression and life and meds and stuff. He's nice, chill, and professional. Since Prozac worked well for me in the past, he prescribed a similar med, Cymbalta (he drew a diagram that showed how it works in your body..a sign he knows what he's doing lol). When I was looking at meds in the "green" column (compatible with my genes) of my gene testing results (which he had a copy of), Cymbalta stood out to me. I just..had a good feeling about it, and was excited when Dr. Rohlf thought it would agree with me too! I'll start out at a lower dose, and each week go higher up. He also prescribed Lunesta, since I've been having problems with sleep (especially falling asleep). He said to call him in a couple weeks to update him on my progress. My next appointment with him is in June, but of course I can call if I have any concerns. Yay, so happy I finally have a permanent, knowledgeable, friendly psychiatrist now!! Dr. Curns will be happy too, we've only been talking about it for weeks LOL (he's seen how much I've struggled too, especially in December/January). (Telling my psychiatrist at ND Systems that I found someone else and was transferring my care was SO fun, I majorly stumbled my way through that conversation. D:) Here's hoping the Cymbalta helps me like Prozac did, I've been struggling for too long!!

( march 25-28 )