Posted by laima on July 21, 2006, at 15:58:06
In reply to Re: emsam 6 mg/24 = ? oral selegiline? » willyee, posted by Jakeman on May 18, 2006, at 21:58:29
Dear Jakeman,A teaching doctor affiliated with a university or medical school might be a good bet- they are required to keep up with the latest research to keep their positions, and have a rep of being interested in being the first to know of all the latest available treatments. They discuss everything with their colleagues, and write articles for journals. They also have a rep of being inquisitive and open-minded. I feel very fortunate to have such a doctor- he's a professor, always going to conferences and his office is always strewn with all kinds of medical journals and articles about treatments. One thing I can say, he sure understands we are all different, the finer details of our disorders vary, that not much is simple, and that the same treatment does not fit everyone. He's also not afraid to use drugs in less than conventional ways.
In the past I had a doctor who was not affiliated with teaching, and while a great, smart guy, he seemed ok to dole out the same extolled ssri to everyone, as per conventional wisdom, and with few questions. He seemed to miss nuances about subtypes of depression, and appeared confused when treatment failed. Just kept raising that dose...When utterly at wit's end, he sent me to the aforementioned specialist for a consultation, and this new doctor deduced that I do not agree with ssris (as they can sometimes appparently exasperate sleep problems-making depression worse) and he devised a very different, and far more effective program for me.
If there is no med school hospital anywhere near you, I can tell you that I have a friend who went to Mayo once, and she was thrilled with her experience with the doctors there. She reported that they really "thought outside the box" in an interdisciplinary way.
Very good luck to you, be well.
> > Where do u guys have these doctors who know about these unconventional drugs like oral deprenyl.......prior to the patch i could forget about a doc knowing about deprenyl,or molcimide,or gervitol,or any unconventional drug that isnt main stream us drug,these r the reasons im forced to play doc on my own cause the real docs dont bring things to the table!
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