Posted by SLS on April 1, 2005, at 13:28:06
In reply to Where to go in NYC for good psychs???, posted by BP2TreadingWater on April 1, 2005, at 11:12:01
> Hi, all.
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> I'm seeing a psychiatrist at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York. It's cheap -- about $40 per visit - and I'm on Lamictal 100mg, which seems to be working for my BP-II-rapid-cycling. However, I could really use some help in the "warmth" and "drive" departments. I'm pretty detached and don't always "see" or make appropriate emotional connections when I'm with other people. I've even asked my psych if I was schizoid or autistic, but he swears that I'm neither of these. He won't entertain any thought of polypharmacy, i.e., adding a drug like Mirapex. He's mentioned Ritalin, but I don't want anything that will mess with my noradrenaline -- I tried Strattera with a previous psych and it got me cycling from the first dose!
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> The other psychs I've read about in New York and who practice polypharmacy will want several hundred dollars in fees each month. My question is: can anyone recommend a decent psych in New York who understands combination treatments and who doesn't cost too much?
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> Thanks in advance,
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> BP2TreadingWater
You could try Matthew Smith at NYU. I don't have his phone number handy, but he does have a private practice on 33rd St.
- Scott
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