Posted by ShelliR on March 5, 2001, at 21:48:06
In reply to Re: Followup: feeling really alone re meds » ShelliR, posted by judy1 on March 5, 2001, at 18:48:35
Judi, I agree about psychiatrists. They either seem incompetant or inflexible. They do have a lot of responsibility if something goes wrong (like drug reactions or addiction) and probably are afraid of being sued. So maybe they are a bit frightened to be creative. My pdoc seemed creative to me, mixing MAOIs and stimulents, but it's only because she goes to all the APA meetings, where the concensus is that the mixture is now acceptable. At least I have to give her credit for going to the meetings, so at least she is on top of "conventional", accepted medication treatments, even including studies of alternative treatment, such as omega oils.
But anything outside of those meetings is definitely out.
I heard some of the "old-timers" who have stayed on top of new information are some of the best doctors. That will probably be my next route.
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