Posted by ed_uk on December 21, 2004, at 16:56:48
In reply to Re: Stimulant Dependence and Abuse » ed_uk, posted by jujube on December 21, 2004, at 15:22:25
Hi,
Thank you very much for your advice. I am going into town on Thursday and I will look for the supplements that you suggested. I'm also seeing my pdoc on Thursday so I will see if he is willing to be adventurous and prescribe something other than an SSRI!
A few years ago, when I encouraged my pdoc to prescribe lofepramine in combination with citalopram I went to the hospital pharmacy to collect the prescription. My prescription caused immense excitement (almost to the point of convulsions) among the pharmacy staff because they'd never encountered a patient on two ADs at the same time before.... strange considering that it's a psych hospital. Anyway, I had to wait almost an hour for my prescription to be dispensed because the head of the department had to be involved, my 'notes' had to be acquired and my pdoc had to be contacted. My pdoc claims that he has now got a reputation for unusual prescribing!!! I no longer go to the hospital pharmacy, it's much more convenient to go to the pharmacy down the road where no questions are asked. I guess I should be applauding the pharmacy staff for questioning the safety of my prescription. Apparantly, they still think I'm at risk of the serotonin syndrome even though I've been on the combination for 2 years! Why does no one know that lofepramine is a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor?
Ed.
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