Hi,

I have been seeing the same psyciatrist since 4/05, and he is alright, basically does what I say to do, and as a bipolar I am realizing SLOWLY, that maybe that is not so good.

He is disorganized and I was in the hospital recently, and he never returned my husband's calls nor my on staff psychiatrist at the hospitals calls. My on staff at hospital pdoc had to rely on my list I made up for my husband.

To be quite frank about it, I was very hurt that my pdoc could not be bothered nor reached. I have seen him twice since the hospital and has no comments.

I researched the on staff psychiatrist from the hospital and I am thinking of switching to him because this is the second hospital visit in 2 years and he was my on staff doc both times, and maybe it would make things more fluent?? Any comments?

My problem is he is very strict, he mainly specializes and treats Borderline Personality and I am not Borderline at all, and I am very Bipolar Type I, and with psychotic features BIG TIME. However, I feel about him, he likes to put me on the "weight gaining meds" and does not like any flack about anything.

Strict vs. Loose??? I don't know, I do know he is much more caring deep down, any input. I researched him and talked to a friend in the field who said, Borderline speciality, he is more strict, and that it would be better for me??