Posted by sowhysosad on April 15, 2009, at 20:12:35
In reply to Re: Anyone been described an MAOI in the UK? » sowhysosad, posted by bleauberry on April 15, 2009, at 17:48:49
Funny you should mention that bleauberry - I have a Ken Gillman article printed in a folder in my bag, albeit from his site psychotropical.com!
I'll certainly give him the article next time I see him. I fear it'll be an uphill struggle though. I actually see a very inexperienced junior pdoc who then consults with the qualified doc. She then makes a decision based on the notes he's taken. He seems to know next to nothing about meds, having to consult a reference tome for even the most basic information any layman on this forum would know.
I mentioned phenelzine to him last time I saw him, and he gave me some speech about how "not all medications are available in the UK". Felt like saying "Yeah, you might've heard of phenelzine. It's quite a new drug. It was only licenced about 55 years ago".
With regard to branded Prozac, unfortunately the UK health service ALWAYS uses generics for off-patent drugs to save money. I suppose the upside of this arrangement is that no prescription will ever cost me more than about $11 (US) for a month's supply. I had great results with generic fluoxetine liquid before though.
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