Posted by nickguy on August 3, 2006, at 22:21:03
In reply to Re: MAOI fear, posted by jealibeanz on August 3, 2006, at 1:44:50
> I actually don't feel as if my situation is thaattt complicated or severe, I just protray my feelings/experience in a magnified/exaggerated tone on here. Doesn't any problem, no matter how big or small, feel like the worst thing in the world, simply b/c it's happening to us?
Depression is not just a problem, its a life encompassing suffering.. from my experience atleast, and I really think doctors who don't understand this should not be practicing.
> As far as the other docs not treating me... I honestly just think it was a fluke. Also, I was a new patient to each of them and there's no way you'd want to give someone a benzo/stimulant/MAOI on first meeting, even though I'd given them a history of past meds. They just were being overly cautious. It's understandable they'd want to protect themselves from the DEA/malpractice suits. My own doc would much more take the risk of being questioned for any "out of the box" treatments, b/c he wants to help me as a person, not just the physiology of some stranger off the street.
I'm not aware of many malpractice suits concering stimulants or benzodiazepams, other than instances of death or illness, with stimulants mainly regarding children, and for benzos it's mostly instances of allergic reactions. With a quality pyschiatrist, if you mention anxiety and explain how it's affecting your life, they'll most likely prescribe a benzodiazepam. What I've learned after many years of this game, is that shopping and finding a quality PDOC, and being honest with him= sucess
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