Can a GP continue medication recommended by a private psychiatrist?

[PurpleLovecats]

Has anybody seen a private psychiatrist but then been successful in getting their gp to prescribe medication on the private psychs recommendation? Rather than having yo continue with private psychiatry which is costly.

Why didn’t the psychiatrist send you a prescription if she agreed that you were psychotic and experiencing all those symptoms you listed? It doesn’t make sense why there was no urgency from you or from the psychiatrist.

She said she was hoping the gp would prescribe to keep my costs down. Anyway, I’ve spoken to the gp, they want her to prescribe until I’m established on them and then they are happy to do shared care. I’ve emailed the private psych to let her know. I’m having an ecg and blood tests again next week for her records as she requested they were done again.

At least you’ve got an answer now and can move forward.

Do I “respond to you constantly”? Don’t think I do.
You’re quite hostile to anyone challenging your version of events.
Ive been sectioned myself. I’ve spent months in acute psychiatric inpatient care.
I also have experience of working on the flip side of that fence and your account simply doesn’t add up.
I stand by my earlier comment. If it was that CMHT had felt you needed Aripiprazole (which I’ve been on at 25mg daily for three years alongside other meds), you’d still be on it. But you don’t, you have just decided yourself that you do. You’re allegedly psychotic but seemingly have insight into your psychosis and the medication you need?

I don’t think I am psychotic? I just know that for some reason antipsychotic medication works.
So if you were me, what would you do? Because I really need the voices and hallucinations and strange experiences to go and nobody has offered any other way of doing it?

Oh and the CMHT had me on olanzapine.

Why is the psychiatrist changing your medication when you said you were fine on the olanzapine?

Because I am very overweight and she thinks aripiprizole would be a better fit due to this.

Olanzipine is an anti psychotic though

Yes it is. And worked very well for me.

Why did you seek another opinion if you were already well medicated? Are you not able to continue with that?

No the CMHT removed the medication and discharged me. So I’m not currently on any antipsychotic meds.