I was diagnosed with ptsd and bipolar, with mania & hpomania.  I just got weened off Effexor XR and Cymbalta.  I was put on the Effexorin 2004 by my primary physician before I was able to obtain a psychiatrist (insurance reasons) because I had situational depression due to a break-up, and felt It was no longer working and I was no longer depressed.  At the time, my psychiatrist agreed.  Next, the Cymbalta, my Neurologist put me on that to supplement Lyrica for Nerve Pain, but I have been having severe headaches the past few months, so he wanted to try to ween me off it and see if my headaches lessened.  Again, my psychiatrist agreed, and the headaches are gone.

At my recent appt, I had just gotten out of the hospital literally 15min beforehand.  My psychiatrist was asking me "what can I do for you?"  And started asking what meds I was on..should he not know this?  Got mad at me when I got confused because of my state of mind, Got reall mad about me being off Effexor and Cymbalta when he knew about both.

Again said, about my state of mind, "what am I supposed to do about it, fix you"

Then he walks out and brings my father in.....I'm a 31 yr old adult.  Starts talking to him like I am not even there, and when I try and interject something in the conversation, he told me to, "Shut up and let me talk to your father".

I left with samples of Effexor to restart eventhough neither dad nor I think I suffer depression, we think he was just trying to get me out of there.

I guess my questions are do you think this is abuse by my psychiatrist, and would you seek another who is willing to treat your real symptoms and listen to you?