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Does our insurance cover visits to a psychiatrist?
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<blockquote data-quote="Otis0220" data-source="post: 1848503" data-attributes="member: 60257"><p>Long time lurker, first time poster, and I'm not a driver.</p><p></p><p>This is a topic that hits very close to home. I sought out psychiatric help after many years of suffering and making those in my life miserable too. I take an antidepressant and a benzo, and I feel like a new person. </p><p></p><p>I was also out of work for a time due to a chronic condition. I had been prescribed narcotics for years; they didn't affect my ability to work, and in fact they allowed me to perform my job. When trying to return to work, I made the mistake of telling the company doctor of all the medications I was taking. He refused to release me due to my use of narcotics. Again, I don't operate any machinery, nor had I ever had any issues with my performance. I contacted someone in HR, some nurse, and she of course sided with their doctor. My PCP was incredibly mad and even talked to said nurse to try and let me return. </p><p></p><p>I don't want to ramble too much, but I ended up dropping the narcotics so I could return to work. I still don't understand how one that is prescribed medication that they need can be told that they aren't allowed to earn a living. I now suffer every day with pain that is slowly destroying my life. I should probably have sought out legal counsel on the matter, but I was unsure of what kind of lawyer to contact. </p><p></p><p>Sorry for the long post. Anyone that takes ANY sort of medication, I urge you to not tell anybody, and if asked, lie your butt off. Honesty is the worst policy at UPS. </p><p></p><p>BTW, I had a conversation with our BA a long time ago about medications. He told me that it was illegal to take Vicodin and drive a motor vehicle. I was shocked, but I didn't argue since I didn't want him to become suspicious. It's unreal how uninformed some people are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Otis0220, post: 1848503, member: 60257"] Long time lurker, first time poster, and I'm not a driver. This is a topic that hits very close to home. I sought out psychiatric help after many years of suffering and making those in my life miserable too. I take an antidepressant and a benzo, and I feel like a new person. I was also out of work for a time due to a chronic condition. I had been prescribed narcotics for years; they didn't affect my ability to work, and in fact they allowed me to perform my job. When trying to return to work, I made the mistake of telling the company doctor of all the medications I was taking. He refused to release me due to my use of narcotics. Again, I don't operate any machinery, nor had I ever had any issues with my performance. I contacted someone in HR, some nurse, and she of course sided with their doctor. My PCP was incredibly mad and even talked to said nurse to try and let me return. I don't want to ramble too much, but I ended up dropping the narcotics so I could return to work. I still don't understand how one that is prescribed medication that they need can be told that they aren't allowed to earn a living. I now suffer every day with pain that is slowly destroying my life. I should probably have sought out legal counsel on the matter, but I was unsure of what kind of lawyer to contact. Sorry for the long post. Anyone that takes ANY sort of medication, I urge you to not tell anybody, and if asked, lie your butt off. Honesty is the worst policy at UPS. BTW, I had a conversation with our BA a long time ago about medications. He told me that it was illegal to take Vicodin and drive a motor vehicle. I was shocked, but I didn't argue since I didn't want him to become suspicious. It's unreal how uninformed some people are. [/QUOTE]
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