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chronicallyalive

ISO good psychiatrist in Tulsa metro

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Hi everyone! I’m really hoping this community can help me out because I’m having a tough time with this.

Here’s my situation:

My husband is Bipolar II and his primary doctor is prescribing his Latuda (which was originally prescribed by a psychiatrist before he moved here) ,which is a drug that we know alleviates most of his symptoms but it does NOTHING for his anxiety. The primary doctor prescribed Buspar and Hydroxyzine but nothing is helping. The doctor knows and we know that he needs to see a psychiatrist but his insurance is making that more difficult than I’d prefer.

My husband is employed through Hillcrest so he can only see Hillcrest doctors or doctors in private practice. He can’t see anyone at Laureate, for example.

I’ve looked online but the psychiatrists that he could see have horrible ratings. I saw one place called UKPsych that I was actually excited about until I found a post here with tons of complaints about them lol.

I also want to clarify that my husband isn’t looking for benzos for his anxiety and we’d both say “hell no” if a doc offered him a prescription for some. We just don’t know if he needs a medication adjustment and our primary doctor is the first one to admit that adjusting treatment for a bipolar patient is outside his scope of practice.

Is there anyone in the area y’all could recommend? If absolutely necessary, we could probably do telehealth appointments with a psychiatrist but I’m just lost as to how to best help him here.

UPDATE: I so appreciate everyone taking time to respond and help me out! I think we’re going to call Crossroads soon- nothing against MindSpa but the reviews for the doctor there are very interesting. As long as everyone is getting the care they need though, that’s what matters! Thank you all so much!

Posted Feb 28, 2021, 12:36 PM UTC · edited

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DLM2019•

Have you tried OU? 41st and Yale. Has he considered a medical marijuana license to help with anxiety?

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chronicallyaliveOP•

Unfortunately his insurance only covers doctors that are private practice or Hillcrest only, so that’s not an option. If the coverage wasn’t excellent (they covered the Latuda without a pre authorization, for example), it would be more hassle than it’s worth sometimes.

MMJ is something we’ve discussed quite a bit because that really would be a good option for so many people in this situation and we’re both very pro legalization (even though I’ve never used it myself lol).

I have lupus and narcolepsy so I research treatment options obsessively before agreeing to them (and I’m even more cautious with my husband’s medical and psychological care) so I have researched MMJ to death to see if it’s an option for him but this article explains why neither of us is willing to give it a shot- especially since I can’t find a decent study that says something different.

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DLM2019•

Is the article you reference in a publication that sells advertising? Researched to death? Have you actually spoken to anyone with his similar diagnoses? Maybe they have real life opinions vs edited articles. Either way sounds like you really don’t have any options that your needs. Good luck

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cepheid22•

I concur with the poor reviews of UKPsych. They spent less than 15 min with me and declared I couldn't have schizophrenia because I have a full time job and no religious delusions. So, they seem to stigmatize.

I'm currently at Mind Spa and am happy, but I'm not sure about insurance. Anyway, you can find them here: https://www.mindspaoklahoma.com/

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I_ROX•

I came here to recommend this. I find it odd they have an in-house pharmacy. However when I was searching for a new doctor I met with them and we mutually agreed we had different treatment plans. I know Laureate isn't in your network but a simple outpatient visit is only $75.00 for cash on day of service.

Be prepared for MindSpa.. they will do their homework on any and all drug history from OBN and any other databases. I found being honest was good. Had I omitted something or tried to hide I have 4 doctors prescribing could have gone bad.

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swantin•

Crossroads Counseling has 8 psychiatry providers and some really good adult prescribers. I would recommend Taylor Tope or Dr. Trombka. https://www.crossroadsoftulsa.com/psychiatric-center-psychiatrist-tulsa/

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WittyWest•

I second. My son sees a pediatric PA at Crossroads. We do video sessions and she is very attentive and listens to our concerns about medication side effects. We also do a cash pay as you go situation because when he first started seeing them he didn't have insurance. They give a discount if they are outside your insurance.

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porgch0ps•

I used to have health insurance that only went through Hillcrest and I used Dr. Sara Land at Mindspa. I adore her. I have Bipolar I with psychotic symptoms in mania and she never, ever tried to tell me I couldn’t have BD because I work full time and attended college full time. She’s very caring and listens to my concerns.

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l33ngreen•

I see someone at Crossroads Counseling. They have lot of different therapists. I also had a bad experience at UK Psych fwiw.

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chronicallyaliveOP•

I think we’re going to be giving Crossroads a try here soon! I also really appreciate that they have therapists as well because while he and I do marital counseling with my therapist, he has always benefited from individual counseling too.

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