Needing to change my mom’s meds. Doctor referred us to psychiatry last time and the doctor was jerk and didn’t believe she had dementia, etc.
So...could a regular doctor manage her depression meds or does it have to be psychiatry? Also..she still doesn’t have a geriatrician. Do they handle this?
she’s really low...
Anyway, I left a message with a geriatric psych who is now taking new patients, but I do wish we could stay with just her pcp. Did the pcp maybe not feel qualified to treat her in this area, maybe? Her pcp suggested that the geriatric doc would handle some things, but not all areas of her care. I could ask again to see.
thanks, again!
A gerontologist can be a one stop doctor for any evaluation or treatment she might need. Other than that her PCP can address her depression.
Selecting a doctor will depend on her overall health.
My mom’s primary care doctor would not prescribe meds because of her Parkinson’s disease. She did not want any of the meds to interact with each other.
Some people need specialists for their needs.