Posted by Outremont on May 10, 2001, at 15:45:59
How many of you have sat across from some well-intentioned, well-paid professionals, and discovered you know more about the specific nuances of the subject than this person does? I have recently gone through 5 psychiatrists who seem to know little or nothing about the relationship of migraines to depression, and migraine medications available, the availability and advisibility of treating low-energy depressives with stimulants like Ritalin or something similar, and three of whom had not even heard of Effexor. Armed with information I had received from a doctor I know to be well-informed in another city, as well as feedback information from this forum and other sources, I basically insisted upon what I wanted with these doctors.
The split in the field between psycho-therapy and "here, take this pill and let's see what happens", is a profound one. Suffers of this disease are perforce obliged to steer a course between this Schylla and Charibdys, often ending up on the rocks of someone's else's "expertise".
I haven't given up seeking along these paths obviously, but the field seems stuffed with well-intentioned poseurs. There is no excuse for not doing your homework and being up on the latest treatments if you are going to call yourself a mental health specialist.
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