Posted by JahL on October 28, 2000, at 13:08:49
In reply to Re: 3Day to 2 Week Responses. Proof, not myth. » Shirley, posted by allisonm on October 28, 2000, at 12:17:08
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> Shirley,
> I'm no expert and medicine is not my field, but I believe that -- depending upon the symptoms -- doctors have fairly specific courses of treatment they try, as well as second and third lines of defense. On Dr. Bob's links page you will find a link for the Harvard Algorithms for depression, bipolar and schizophrenia.>
> I do not believe that doctors pick medication choices "out of a hat" so to speak in trying to treat people.Allison, you obviously have no experience of English pdocs! I wish someone would hand them an algorithm or something. Anything.
Bereft of ideas themselves, they now allow me to choose whichever AD I like the sound of. However, being confined to ADs (the opposite of Jensen) has meant 15 sodding consecutive monotherapies to no effect!
Despite my psychopharmacological naivety I truly believe that, given the prescription pad, I would stand a far better chance of success than my current pdocs do (tho' granted, I could do myself great harm)
Just letting off steam!
Ta,
Jah.
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