Posted by rvanson on February 5, 2005, at 21:40:24
In reply to Re: Getting off the pdoc merry-go-round, posted by Bill LL on February 4, 2005, at 12:51:23
> I personally have drug coverage included in my health insurance and would therefore have to pay a whole lot more if I did not use the prescription plan. So cost is one factor.
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> Safety is of couse another important factor.
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> Try another doc. Many general practitioners and pdcos are very willing to prescribe all kinds of drugs.
I wish I could say the same about my experiences with doctors but, sadly, I cannot do so.Too many of them do not want to prescribe something like Nardil that they do not really understand or are afraid of because of the slim possibility of a stroke (how about all the stroke causing Vioxx you Dx'ed over the last few years, doc? ), or they are unwilling to Dx medications for conditions that they are not specifically mentioned in the PDR as used in that condition, particularly FDA schedule I and II medications.
I am glad that your experiences were more favorable.
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