Posted by bulldog2 on May 11, 2008, at 14:47:30
In reply to I'm going to be brave with my p-doc, posted by Sky Brite Line on May 8, 2008, at 23:43:00
> Hello everyone,
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> I have a new pdoc and the bottem line he doenst want me on Benzo's, he said its like drinking "Gin" i disagreed with him and told him the many times it saved from a panic. He thinks antipsychotics, alot of the newer treatments, work. He does not like the cocktail im on with benzo's and wants to take me off slowly.
> Any say of this? my old pdoc believed in antianxiety medications much. This one is the is the other "spectrum" from him. I take a sleeping medication, and says, no more of that.
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> Its so hard looking for a psychiatrist because my other psychiatrist, well there was just some crap that got started. Its going to be hard with him.
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> He put me on Abilify. I've noticed some diffrence, the other mood stabizer i was on was causing SEVERE weight gain.
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> I'll be brave......
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> Sky LineThere seems to be a ridulous trend among p-docs to believe newer is better. Benzos are nothing like drinking gin. Statement is so stupid I'd dump him right away. The p-docs are always pushing the latest and greatest ssris when they're probably the least effective ads out there.
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