Posted by rina on February 5, 2007, at 18:03:05
In reply to Re: Effexor -) Cymbalta (and back?), posted by TehDizzyBroad on February 5, 2007, at 15:41:50
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> > Thanks so much for your input. The information >is truly a blessing to know but I think I might >have done something unethical today. I phoned my >psychiatrist that I was seeing prior to my >current one now. She knows me alot better and we >keep in touch periodically. When I told her about >the abrupt discontinuation of the EffexorXR, she >almost hit the roof. She said that no >psychiatrist would ever completely stop >EffexorXR, when a patient has been taking it for >years and at a high dose. She said she was going >to call her today and discuss it with her. I hope >that wasn't unethical.
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> I don't see how it would be unethical, in any way shape or form. What you did, for all intents and purposes, was call to get a second opinion from another doctor. That's not only a patient's right, it's a patient's *duty*, especially in a situation like this, when something in your gut tells you that what's been prescribed to you is wrong with a capital W.
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> Good on you twice for calling someone you trusted -- I assume that the reason why you switched psych-docs was for some sad, buerocratic reason like insurance, instead of a lack of understanding. You'll correct me if I'm wrong, I hope.
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Thanks for making me feel as if my decision in getting a second opinion was warranted. In regard to the change in pdoc. My old pdoc retired, unfortunately for me.
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