Posted by Horse on August 27, 2015, at 16:49:23
In reply to Re: I sometimes wonder » Meltingpot, posted by SLS on August 26, 2015, at 15:04:46
> > I sometimes wonder if a lot of people give up on antidepressants simply because they feel so bad on the starting doses when if they had gone straight on a high dose they would have felt relief and continued to take them.
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> One problem is that doctors don't inform the patient about the possible physical and mental side effects psychotropics can produce. They don't describe what startup side effects are, and how long drugs can take to work. Most of all, they don't follow the patients closely enough. They really should see a patient once a week at the beginning of treatment. If nothing else, the doctor can screen for the emergence of suicidality.
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> - ScottI agree. No real knock at doctors, but I am awestruck by the ignorance of some psychs about the effects, whether they be start up or discontinuation. Or, perhaps, they don't want to influence a patient's reactions... in some cases.
At least my doc screens me and sees me frequently. He's a bit of an exception in my experience.
I'm soooo very glad my docs have started low, esp before my bipolar dx. Some of those ad's felt like hits of acid. Although meltingpot, you bring up an interesting point for thought imo.
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