Posted by JohnL on October 9, 1999, at 8:35:38
In reply to Re: JohnL - finding pdoc frustrating, posted by JohnL on October 9, 1999, at 6:30:59
Hey, what magnificent timing. I just discovered a site I haven't seen (thought I'd seen them all!) Go to www.execpc.com/~corbeau/
Then click on "Andrew's Depression Resources Thingy". Then choose "Collected Writings of Dr Ivan Goldberg" (a prominent psychiatrist).
Then click on "alphabetical list of keywords".
Then check out dysthymia, fluoxetine, lithium, MAOIs, psychiatrists, psychoanalysts.I just briefly browsed through this stuff, but I was amazed at how well the info pertained to your case. It's not just my opinion any more, but the opinion of a prominent psychiatrist that indeed either a TCA or likely an MAOI is the preferred approach, with a possibility of very small dose lithium as well.
Furthermore, there are examples of exact questions to ask a psychiatrist or a psychoanalyst when screening them. Exactly the ammunition you need to weed through the choices. Ask these questions and you will definitely find the right doc. You might weed out quite a few though before finding the expert you need. But the right doc will answer these specific questions correctly. All others won't. It might be interesting to ask these questions of your current docs...I bet they don't do well with the answers.
This site could be very helpful. Check it out. There is a lot more there that I haven't even looked at yet. But what I did see could be massive assitance to you in determining your next move.
Hope very much this helps! Best Regards, John.
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