Posted by Maxime on March 29, 2005, at 19:36:15
In reply to Re: Annual Parnate treatment, posted by WeeWilly on March 29, 2005, at 17:09:05
I agree with you 100 percent. If my depression was merely an imbalance of Serotonin, NE, and dopomine, the ADs would work.
I think my problems are more metabolic in nature. I see an endocrinologist because I am hypothyroid. But I am not impressed with him. I show signs of hypothroidism yet my tests come back normal ( I am on Synthroid). He isn't doing all the right tests. He doesn't test my Free T3 and Free T4. I also believe I have adrenal problems. But because I have a psych history I get funny looks from him when I suggest these things. I'm sure he thinks I am a hypochondriac. So he doesn't do much for me and doesn't listen to anything I say. I'm pretty much used to it by now. In fact once I telling my GP some stuff and I threw in "and Mary had a little lamb" and she didn't blink an eye. I will have to try the same with him and see if hears me.
Do doctors receive any training in communication and how to LISTEN to their patients?
Nope, psychiatry hasn't advanced that much for the past 45-50 years. The pharmaceutical industry sure is growing though, isn't it?
Maxime
> The mode of action of psychoactive meds are so so mysterious. Fifty years from now absolutely none of the current ad's with be used. Some how some way we have to hang a few more years. Probably each of us will stumble onto a treatment that makes life close to liveable, then eventually psychiatry will come out of the dark ages and understanding of the biochemical problems that cause mood disorders will be elucidated and appropriate treatment will be developed.
> Monominergic theories that try to explain mood disorders as an imbalance of seretonin, ne,or dopamine are riduclous. They might explain some sufferers disorder, but they might not explain any.
> Maxime have you ever seen an endocronologist? The ones I have seen were helpfull to a point. I would like to hook up with a neuroendocrologist, but they seem to be very rare.
> Many people feel the bain imaging techniques being developed are a great advancement. But these are used to direct a patient to the current med's available. Since the current med's are crap for many of us, I don't see this as much of a breakthough. The effecacy of ad's have not improved in fifty years. That is a fact and quite pathetic. Keep fighting. Best wishes.
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