Posted by ace on December 7, 2010, at 0:54:02
In reply to Re: How could I have avoided this? New pdoc--bad!! » ace, posted by whitmore on December 6, 2010, at 20:10:37
> Thanks for the reply and suggestions.
My pleasure.
I'll give him a call and see if he can recommend a big city neurologist.
> I know I'm approaching the 'elderly' category med wise, but actually I've always been super sensitive to meds.--2.5 mg of Paxil worked for a decade to stave of anxiety. So 12.5 mg of Zoloft is not quite as crazy as it sounds. And Serzone seemed like a good option as it helps with sleep, which has always been a problem.
> I'm not very good at all this negotiating with doctors--although I live in the USA now, I grew up with the NHS in the UK, where the doctor was God plus have the whole stiff upper lip going on.
> So perhaps some of this is a communication issue. Anyway, unless things get sig. worse, I'll just go to my own family doctor. At least I won't be spending days being furious at having thrown my money away.One thing have you considered low dose benzodiazepines?
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