Posted by morganpmiller on August 8, 2009, at 23:50:31
In reply to Re: MAO's: why do doctors avoid them? » Sigismund, posted by rvanson on August 8, 2009, at 23:36:26
> > Try a doctor with no drug company paraphenalia on the desk and there is a chance of a better outcome.
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> > Also, get older. Once you get older they get better or they give up.
> > Maybe they just don't have to feel they are in locus parentis?
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> Thats no joke. When it comes to Pdocs the young ones are the worst for playing it safe and just using the SSRI/SSNI's.
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> You can forget about benzos with most of them.
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> They are addictive (and they work great on anxiety when nothing else does) so
> they dont want you to become a "drug addict", right?
>Personally I think avoiding benzos is a good thing. Not only do you avoid a possible addiction, but you get to find out if an antidepressant alone is enough to treat your anxiety issue. Plus, Benzos are CNS depressants and may interfere with the efficacy of drugs like SSRIs in the same way that alcohol may interfere.
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