Posted by Dan Perkins on November 22, 2004, at 12:51:24
In reply to Re: Evidence that MAOIs are good for Social Anxiet, posted by Dave001 on November 21, 2004, at 17:46:14
> > I've made an appointment to see a private doctor next Thursday, because the help I have recieved on the NHS (National Health Service)has been inadequite.
> > I have never met this doctor before. I spoke to him briefly on the phone, he seemed like a nice guy, but when I mentioned MAOIs he laughed and said he never used them as there are newer and more effective treatments (!)
>
> Do yourself a favor and schedule an appointment with a doctor who does prescribe MAOIs. Make it clear on the phone that you want to try an MAOI. You'll just be wasting your time and money on this doc you've made an appointment with.
>
Let me just emphasize what Dave001 said: you owe it to yourself to cancel your appointment and to find a pdoc who has experience with and is willing to prescribe an MAOI. This pdoc you are scheduled to see has apparently bought into the hype that the pharmaceutical companies use to steer patients away from off-patent medications (MAOIs, for example) towards patented drugs (SSRIs) to fatten their own bottom lines.
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