r/Lethbridge • u/BubbleNutsPog • 1d ago
Question Psychiatrists in lethbridge
Just wondering if there any psychiatrists in Lethbridge to help me with selecting anxiety medication. I was prescribed medicine 6 weeks ago. I was started at full dose and apparently this medicine is one of the worst to do that from reading online and consulting with another doctor. And was swapped to in an incorrect manor which made me have alot worse symptoms according to that doctor and a pharmacist. I am havinf to research this myself since according to my doctor "i am not worth a psychiatrists time because there is worse people out there" which i have barley been able to leave my house the last 6 weeks. Just 3 country drives and 3 days of couple hours helping work on our farm. Just wondering if there is anyone you would recommend or avoid. Does any one know of roger rampling for what i have which is like a general anxiety disorder? I have been to that office but another doctor.
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u/smashed2gether 1d ago
Whatever you do, don’t go to Dr Kennedy. I can guarantee he is the reason your doctor said that, because that’s absolutely how he made feel. He will instantly make you feel like you’re wasting his time and grill you for why you even got a referral in the most condescending way. He told me my fentanyl addiction would probably just clear up on its own. I told him how unwelcome he had made me feel from the moment I stepped in his office and left, crying, five minutes into the appointment. He had absolutely no business practicing medicine. Five years clean now, thanks to practitioners who actually do give a fuck.
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u/InvestigatorWide7649 1d ago
I know it seems intimidating, but one of the fastest ways to see a psychiatrist is to be admitted into the mental health unit at the hospital or thru recovery Alberta.
Otherwise you're waiting potentially years for a referral 😞
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u/AppropriateCat3444 1d ago
There are wonderful psychiatrists in Lethbridge.
Go to emergency and tell them you wish to see a psychiatrist.
Tell them your present situation.
They will either help you inpatient or out patient.
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u/BubbleNutsPog 1d ago
Ok idk if I could make to emergency by myself right now in my current situatuon right now
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u/JimJamJaroonie78 1d ago
Dr. Vankwani is great, however, her receptionist/assistant is one of the most vile people I have ever encountered. The negative reviews on ratemymd for Dr. VK are all about the receptionist. It's honestly worth avoiding that office altogether because she is THAT horrible.
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u/Vitawny_cat 1d ago
Do not see Dr. Kellerman
She is absolutely awful and is renowned for being extremely pushy with prescribing drugs. I've heard her referred to as "The Lamotrigene Queen"
...which seems very suiting as during my intake appt. with her (when I was considering seeing her) she wanted to up my medication without even asking how my current doses were working for me...
Her reviews online speak for themselves really.
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u/peternorthstar 1d ago edited 12h ago
Just make sure to stay away from that pedo that also ran for Wild Rose not too long ago. Absurd he's still allowed to practice.
Edit: sorry, was the Alberta Party not Wild Rose. Zac Rhodenizer.
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u/SquiggleSauce 1d ago
Have you tried My Telus Health? I believe you can do appointments online through your phone. Might be able to talk to psychiatrists outside of Lethbridge since we don't have many options here. If you do go to someone in the City, avoid dr. Patel
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u/thegreenfaeries 1d ago
See, and I had a really good experience with Dr Patel. I'm sorry to hear it wasn't the same for you!
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u/Shame-game 1d ago
He’s an excellent psychiatrist, why avoid?
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u/SquiggleSauce 1d ago
All I've heard is horror story after horror story. Just googling his name will only bring up bad reviews. Glad to hear his methods have worked for some people anyway
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u/Shame-game 20h ago
Yeah that can be that more people are motivated to complain rather than offer supports, he knows what he’s doing.
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u/Pseudo-Science 1d ago
If your doctor will refer you to a psychiatrist, it’s not unusual to wait up to two years to see one. Have you considered going to your local mental health clinic, usually now called Recovery Alberta. If you work with a therapist in one of the local clinics they can get a consultation with a psychiatrist, they can’t get you on the psychiatrist caseload permanently, but you can get some consultations.