Posted by Hello321 on September 20, 2015, at 19:27:16
In reply to Re: Young people on SSRI's commit more crimes? » Hello321, posted by SLS on September 20, 2015, at 18:28:12
> It may no longer be productive to continue this conversation. I guess we simply don't hear each other. I will try to reply to further posts, though.
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I figured these posts would just end with us agreeing to disagree. This seemed a bit abrupt though. I thought this would just reach a point where weve said our peace.> I don't think you should demand from other people's doctors that which you don't demand or receive from your own.
I wish the the protocol in healthcare more closely lived up to the standard i described. I think it is a good standard. I just have to live with how healthcare currently is because theres not much else i can do. It wouldnt really be productive go in my doctors office demanding he live up to what i want from healthcare. If i were able to find a doc that lives up to that standard, i would avoid any other doctor that can only meet lesser standards.
If youre really intending to say you just dont like my ideas of what the standard of transparency should be in healthcare, then just say that. But i would like to know where you draw the line for just how informed a depressed patient should be by his psychiatrist? I guess just enough to make them feel informed while still having the patient agree to take what ever treatment the doctor says is best? And making the psychiatrists job more difficult? You said you agree with the suicide warning being placed on psychiatric meds. Im guessing you agree with every patient that could benefit from treatment being aware of the possibility of these thoughts being induced? But then it seems youd prefer a mentally ill patient not be informed of certain risks associated with treatment if it would cause them to opt out of taking medication.
If you think im wrong about the other possible severe reactions a patient can experience that arent listed in the official list of possible reactions, then you just have to say it.
As ive said, when it comes to myself, i basically just inform myself the best i can about a treatment that might be helpful and see if i can get it from the only source, a doctor. If you have a better idea on how i can go about trying a possibly beneficial treatment, id like to hear it.
> It can be a monumental task to find a good doctor - one whose expertise and motivations you can trust.
Yes it can be.
> Generally speaking, I would like to see the average psychiatrist avail themselves of the latest findings regarding drug side effects, and prepare their patients for the more common ones, including an exacerbation of the original illness. A good psychiatrist will also monitor their patient closely early in treatment, when suicidal ideations are most likely to occur. Weekly or biweekly visits seem prudent.
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I will be interested to know what type of treatment they choose for you.
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I dont recall which type of ECT she said id be receiving. But im having it done in the morning and i will likely be asking what type it is. I just remember it is the same type i had last time, since ive already had experience with it.
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