Forum topic: How can you get diagnosed when it costs so much?

Do you have a family doctor?

can prescribe meds and can do many things a Doctor can do for far less money.  Some are more specialized and can be quite experienced and knowledgeable......(same as a paralegal for example).  I think they may need a confirmation from a doctor to actually prescribe meds or officially diagnose but it might be a possible way to circumvent the costs by doing it in a multi step process with a little more leg work involved? (possibly?)... they can fill the gaps in between and act as therapist/doctor/psychiatrist all rolled into one for a lot less money depending on finding the right one who is specialized enough to do this.  I had one in my area and used her for years until she recently retired.  Very knowledgeable and experienced and worked in the same office with a psychiatrist she could defer to for just certain things as needed.

J