Posted by jay on September 7, 2001, at 9:51:02
In reply to Doc doesn't like cocktails, posted by Kathleen6674 on August 31, 2001, at 9:47:27
I had that problem with two psychiatrists. So, I went and interviewed docs, and found a young family doc who is very willing to try anything (with cautions, of course). In fact, besides talking therapy, I see LITTLE difference between knowledge of psych meds between psychiatrists and regular family docs. In fact, it seems psychiatrists have all sorts of prejudice, preconcieved notions (as in, you can't mix this with that...even though billions of others are..).
My psych docs REFUSED to give me anything but antidepressants, and I am BPII!!! That WAS my problem, and THEY contributed to making it worse by giving me just antidepressants!Go to as many docs as needed, most importantly find one who cares, is sincere, and willing to do almost ANYTHING to help you get better. So many psych docs think they are GODS, and many can just be as much as an arsehole as anybody. There are also many good ones too....so again, just shop around. It IS your life..it is YOUR right!
Good luck..
Jay
> I keep reading all sorts of wonderful advice and information here about how combinations of meds have helped refine everyone's responses. Have any of you had a doc who didn't like combos of meds? Mine doesn't seem especially keen on them - I've been jumping from one med to another instead of piling them on, so to speak, over the past year or so. Does anyone have any advice for working with a doctor who doesn't like to combine meds? Or should I get a new doctor or what? Are there different "schools" of psychopharmacology? I do think that part of his reluctance is that my dosage often gets adjusted, and hence he doesn't want to make more than one change at a time, i.e., if we up a dosage AND add a med, then I get bad side effects, how would we know if it's the new med or the increased amount of the old one? But I'm still curious about the one-at-a-time camp vs. the combination camp, if indeed there are competing "schools" of med management.
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