Posted by stjames on July 26, 2001, at 22:25:08
In reply to Schedule II Prescription Restrictions?, posted by Buster on July 25, 2001, at 19:13:38
> This is my first post to Psychobabble.
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> I have tried over 20 different medications for depression, several in each class. I have developed adverse reactions (usually migraine headaches) to all of them.
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> When I asked my internist if he would consider a trial of Adderall for my depression, he told me that Adderall (a Schedule II medication) (1) can only be prescribed by a psychiatrist, and (2) can only be prescribed for people who have been diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.
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> Is this true?james here....
yes and no. He can, but the DEA will be on him like white on rice.
It better that a Pdoc prescribe Sch II.james
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