Posted by Janice on February 8, 2000, at 21:16:32
In reply to Info on stimulants?, posted by Paul Jay on February 8, 2000, at 9:57:12
Hi Paul Jay,
I am experiencing something similar to you, the hesitancy of doctor in prescribing stimulants. I am beginning if doctors are in some way penalized or flagged for prescribing stimulants?I've just moved to a new province 4 months ago, and I have seen 3 psychiatrists - because the first 2 would not prescribe me Dexedrine. When I asked them why, they said it was because it was addictive.
So this psychiatrist that I'm seeing now does not want to give it to me either. In fact, he would not prescribe me Dexedrine until the family doctor wrote him a letter saying it was his responsibility to prescribe me Dexedrine. The psychiatrist insists that I undergo testing for ADHD (although in the last province I lived in, I had been receiving Dexedrine without any official diagnosis).
From my experiences Paul Jay, if you have ADHD, it is the best treatment, and most definately worth the effort it sometimes seems to take to get it. I am doing things now that I have never done in my life.
You know, I was quite angry listening to these doctors trying to persuade me out of taking Dexedrine. I honestly didn't believe they had my best interest at hand.
So the question is, for me anyway, are doctor's penalized in any way for prescribing stimulants? I also have a feeling this varies from province to province, and state to state. Janice
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