Posted by Penny on January 29, 2004, at 8:48:55
In reply to Effexor withdrawl nightmare and options, posted by Althea8869 on January 28, 2004, at 23:17:29
I think it's wonderful that this psychopharmacologist was able to help his patients through supplements and other alternative therapies, but my pdoc, who has 25+ years of experience, studied at Duke, also works in molecular genetics, and sees mostly 'atypical' and hard-to-treat patients, believes firmly in the proper use of medication. He also uses supplements to treat his patients and he doesn't prescribe medication unnecessarily. But many of us, myself included, need medication to treat our illnesses. I've seen quite a few docs, none of whom were young and just starting out, and none of them were as knowledgable, caring, and helpful as the doc I see now. I trust him implicitly. I also trust that by working with the pharmaceutical companies, his work is not only benefiting his patients, but benefiting others who take psychotropic medications as well.
I see your point about new docs and the impact pharm companies can have on them and I agree that it is a problem, and certainly not just in psychiatry. But I also refuse to believe that the pharmaceutical industry as a whole is entirely bad, and I think that experienced docs who don't prescribe medications because a rep tells them to but instead trusts their own knowledge and experience, and scientific evidence, that a certain med is right for a patient, can make the pharm industry work FOR their patients.
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