Posted by Christ_empowered on July 3, 2010, at 12:44:42
In reply to My new doctor, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on July 3, 2010, at 12:34:32
Here's the thing: its good if your doctor is looking out for your well-being. If, for instance, they veto a medication because it has way too many side-effects and they think they can get comparable results with fewer side-effects, then...awesome.
But if they're so anti-"addictive" drugs that they're putting limits on what they're going to treat you with--basically saying that avoiding addiction is more important than your quality of life--then I think you have a problem, possibly a really big problem.
So, I don't know what to talk to her about. She may think you need to work on your unhappiness without drugs, or with fewer drugs. There's something to be said for that; medication can only do so much (and for a lot of people, meds don't do much at all, and cost $$$ and prodcue side effects).
I'd be concerned if my doc was dogmatic and dead set against proven therapies that might be ocnsidered "addictive." My thinking, of course, is that its my time and $$$ and health on the line here--treat my problems aggressively and with an open mind, while keeping me, the patient, informed about all potential problems, including "addiction".
As for the MAOI thing..she has a point. You could get comparable results (I would think) with a stimulant, but that doesn't look like its going to happen with her.
Why does she want to cut the Prozac? Are you stuck with her?
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