Posted by JohnL on February 6, 2001, at 4:28:58
In reply to I need a real biopsychiatrist in Georgia, help, posted by PhoenixGirl on February 5, 2001, at 15:25:14
> I'll be living in Atlanta soon, and I really want to find a pdoc who understands that depression is biological. Especially one who is not "by the book", but will experiment. If someone knows of any pdocs like that in Georgia, please let me know.
Hello,
I would strongly suggest getting a book called "The Successful Treatment of Brain Chemical Imbalance", by Dr Martin Jensen. Talk about biopsychiatry! Awesome book. Very very helpful. Only about $30. If you study this book you will be able to direct your own care in an organized meaningful way, with or without an expert doctor. Understanding this book will help you to narrow down your choices of meds, and to know which ones to try, when, and why. And no matter what kind of response you have from a drug--good, bad, neutral, slow, fast, whatever--you will learn how to read the clues and make sense of it all. I feel very confident in claiming that anyone who uses this book as a foundation in their treatment will get better a lot faster and a lot more completely than someone who doesn't use the book as a guide.Hopefully you will find the biopsychiatrist you desire. But even if all you get is a cooperative general practitioner, this book will allow you to perform like an expert. You also might want to browse around his website at www.drjensen.com. Very thought provoking stuff. Based on my own personal experience, it is also priceless stuff to know. It is completely different than "by the book", as you phrased it. It is experimental in nature and yields surprisingly rapid and complete success. Yet the logic of it all is so simple and obvious that it makes you wonder why no one ever thought of it before. Check it out. I think you will really like it.
John
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