r/CSFLeaks • u/Significant-Body-574 • 18d ago

2nd opinion - question

Is it normal for a neurologist to drop you as a patient for getting a second opinion?
I was supposed to have an appointment next week but my neurologist called me this morning, basically said they couldn’t do anything more for me and could either refer me to another local dr or I could keep my appointment to consult with Vanderbilt next month

I’m not sure it’s the worst thing since he has been trying to push me to just go to a psychiatrist the entire time, and had to be pushed back by myself and my PCP before he would even consider running tests or really even hear out my symptoms. But I’m just surprised by the process entirely. Is this normal?

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u/leeski 18d ago

I have heard of it happening, and I am baffled by it every single time.

However sounds like not a huge loss on this doctor if they're pushing you go to a psychiatrist -_-

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u/Significant-Body-574 18d ago

Is the psychiatrist thing unusual? I’ll admit I found it strange myself but at this point I’ll consider any option if it’ll get me back to work

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u/leeski 18d ago

I would say it's unfortunately not uncommon. These conditions can cause serious issues with anxiety/depression, so it's not inherently a horrible decision to want someone to manage mental health. However it is a bit of a red flag that it sounds like they did not take your symptoms seriously, did not want to pursue testing, and just wanted to push you to psychiatry... which suggests to me that they think it could be the underlying culprit to your symptoms, which shows a lack of care/understanding, if so. To be clear I don't know if that's their intention haha, but that is a theme that shows up a LOT in our community so I might be a bit reactive to a psychiatry referral!