Posted by sl on May 10, 2001, at 20:04:23
In reply to So-called expert expertise, posted by Outremont on May 10, 2001, at 15:45:59
Personally, I just do all MY homework and tell my Dr what to do. I have a wonderful Dr with a wonderful RN and between the three of us we can usually get it all figured out. ;)
BUT if I couldn't do that or if my Dr didn't have the support from her nurse...it'd get messy fast. I dealt with that angle for YEARS and it was not cool at all. I'd really say I do better with an Internist who does the research and listens to me than a psychiatrist who didn't do either one.
Too bad I didn't get MY Dr this last visit, I got one of her residents....I might not be having these problems. :/
Effexor is its own Schylla and Charibdys so far, for me at least. :/sl
PS Tell me about treating low-energy depressives with Ritalin....? (I am one and I'm looking for new ideas!)
> How many of you have sat across from some well-intentioned, well-paid professionals, and discovered you know more about the specific nuances of the subject than this person does? I have recently gone through 5 psychiatrists who seem to know little or nothing about the relationship of migraines to depression, and migraine medications available, the availability and advisibility of treating low-energy depressives with stimulants like Ritalin or something similar, and three of whom had not even heard of Effexor. Armed with information I had received from a doctor I know to be well-informed in another city, as well as feedback information from this forum and other sources, I basically insisted upon what I wanted with these doctors.
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> The split in the field between psycho-therapy and "here, take this pill and let's see what happens", is a profound one. Suffers of this disease are perforce obliged to steer a course between this Schylla and Charibdys, often ending up on the rocks of someone's else's "expertise".
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> I haven't given up seeking along these paths obviously, but the field seems stuffed with well-intentioned poseurs. There is no excuse for not doing your homework and being up on the latest treatments if you are going to call yourself a mental health specialist.
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