Do doctors take you seriously?

Hi, if you are going to see the doctors in a British medical service good luck is all I can say. I'm with the NHS and in my experience I went to go and see a doctor about a problem I was having and I got a bit upset and the doctor told me that I came in "aggressive and angry". Hopefully you will be okay and taken seriously because it's their job to do that...good luck with your appointment!

Hi there. It's so tough booking an appointment when you're having these lows. The receptionsit shouldn't have laughed, and you aren't a problem or burden to the doctor. You booked an appointment, and they are getting their pay check because of it! (You're helping them!) And they are there to help you. Just take it slow, and explain what you've been feeling and tell them srtaight up how difficult it was for you to go. You may be surprised with how nice the doc is. If you do feel comfortable with them, mention the way the receptionist acted and how it made you feel too. Congratulations on being strong and booking the appointment, and don't back out now because of a cranky receptionist! Stay strong! I hope things go well for you. All the best etc.

UK again, NHS, I found the staff quite nice but the Dr treated me like I was wasting his time as he counted down the 5 minutes I had until the next patient was to be called (this is a village, so next were people with a bit of a sniffle) and palmed me off with some crappy meds that I stopped a day later as they were making me feel worse. This all sounds terrible but the upshot was I actually felt better because I realised I'd pushed myself out of the darkness into doing something that might have worked, and the utter failure of the "professionals" gave me the drive to realise I could do better for myself, by myself. I'm not 100% but I'm gradually getting better by learning what helps me without them.This might not sound like that but I'd recommend you go, they may be great, or you might realise the same, that you're not a small person that needs other people to tell you what to do to fix yourself, but you can do it without them. Either way it's hitting the problem head-on which means something has to come of it, be it a solution or an education toward one.

So infuriating. I hope you will just continue going to doctors and switching doctors until you find someone who takes you seriously. You are worth the effort. Wishing you strength.