Posted by Racer on June 28, 2006, at 22:38:39
In reply to 2 docs - different meds!?, posted by TrishP on June 28, 2006, at 15:12:11
What your pdoc and your gyn are trying to do are totally different things, so likely they're both right about what they're looking at.
Your pdoc is considering your mental health, your depression, etc. That's great, and that's what you want, and that's the best place to go for mental health issues.
BUT
Your gyn is talking about PMDD, which is different. The SSRIs have been shown to be very successful for treating PMDD, if taken for three or four days around the worst of your symptoms. They're not treating depression, since they work in the few days you take them every month. They're treating something else, which they're apparently very good at treating, even in the few days they're taken. I think, though, that Paxil showed as working better in studies, but that's neither here nor there.
So, who do you listen to? I can't answer that. I can only tell you that your doctors are both talking about their own spheres of expertise.
Hope that helps.
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