Posted by JahL on August 25, 2001, at 20:13:10
In reply to Will a GP write my prescription?, posted by Diane J. on August 25, 2001, at 19:51:32
> Is there anyone here who gets their medication from a GP? I was wondering if this is easy to do. I don't want to see my psychiatrist any more but I need to continue the Effexor. Obviously he won't continue prescribing it if I don't come in every two months for medication management (a waste of time and money). Does it seem as if GPs are willing to write the prescription for this type of medication?
If yr condition has been diagnosed by a psychiatrist then *theoretically* there should be no problem in yr GP continuing treatment for you. My GP will prescribe anything (w/in reason) that a psychiatrist has previously sanctioned.
I think it can also come down to; i) how comfortable yr GP is with treating depression & ii) how seriously s/he takes you. It took a while before my GP was certain that I wasn't messing them about.
As far as I know, GPs are qualified to dole out ADs anyway.
I decided to stop seeing my affable but ineffectual psychiatrist about 9 months ago & the drugs have kept flowing...
J.
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