Andrea found a new provider who had more time for her care.
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A psychiatric specialist, because at the time I wasn’t being followed by somebody who specialized in medicine, since the doctor who had been following me during my pregnancy was so busy with other pregnant women and I wasn’t a priority anymore because I had given birth. I kept writing to her and she would write back but I could tell she was very busy, and my father wanted someone to help me who could give me the full attention that I needed. So we first met with him at the hospital and he put me on a higher dose of the medication of antidepressants.
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