Posted by Janelle on March 6, 2002, at 18:19:43
In reply to Re: Need experiences w/ LITHIUM (and versus DEPAKOTE) » Janelle, posted by JohnX2 on March 6, 2002, at 16:57:16
John,
You referred to Lamictal as an "NG" - what does that stand for?
As for switching from Lamictal to Lithium, well this is due purely to the change in pdocs. The new one has a holistic orientation, he is into *natural* remedies when possible, and prefers Lithium because it's a naturally occurring salt as opposed to the *synthetic* Lamictal, Depakote, etc.
As far as how I found myself in this position of swapping pdocs and having all my meds changed, well I was with the previous pdoc for YEARS but she has declined over time in her responsiveness. To be more specific, on more than one occasion (it became a *pattern*) she has NOT RETURNED PHONE CALLS, even URGENT (*crisis*) ones.
It became inexcusable and unbearable; how can someone in the psychiatry (or really any professional position) on repeated occasions forget or just not return phone calls, especially URGENT ones? When I would confront her (in a nice way) about it, she'd laugh it off and say she can be *flaky* - huh. She was NOT at all this way when I first started with her. I don't know what's going on in her own life, but her lack of responsiveness to patients in need is not right and only added more stress to my existing anxiety.
The whole situation is a shame because I did *click* with her, our office visits usually went great, she knows her meds, etc., but her increasing carelessness in terms of responding and being available when needed became a problem. Hope this clarifies!
-Janelle
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