Posted by JohnL on September 29, 2001, at 7:20:41
In reply to self medicating, who knows best?, posted by Lini on September 28, 2001, at 13:07:55
HI there,
Self medicating, who knows best? I don't think there is any correct answer to that question. Each person has unique circumstances that need to be taken into account. It's just my opinion, but self medication is ok as I see it, so long as the person knows a lot about what they are doing, side effect profiles, adverse reaction profiles, contraindications, and such. I don't think you will need a psychiatrist unless you get up to a point where say 60mg of Prozac was no longer working. Hopefully that never will happen. Just see the gp for a simple Prozac prescription, tell him you upped the dose and like it, and try to get enough refills on that prescription to last three months. As long as you are doing ok, you shouldn't need to see the doc more than once in three months.
John
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> Hello Hello
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> Been on prozac for over two months now - felt GREAT (tony the tiger great) after the first month, but the whole terrorist thing brought back the usual symptoms (spending the whole day drinking, watching endless TV, turning off the ringer, not returning anyone's calls ) and so I decided on my own accord to start taking two of the 20mg capsules. A week and a half later, I am almost 100% back to my normal self - AND I am not feeling the drowsiness that i felt on 20mg. I didn't have much faith in my doctor - he's a really nice man, but a general internist and didn't seem to think that the sleepiness was at all related to the prozac - which I learned from this website that it obviously was. SO anyway, my point is that I am feeling much better now, but my therapist is insisting that i tell my doc that I am at 40mg now and that I find a psychiatrist. It all seems like hassles, and I feel like 40mg is the answer. Should I wait and see how I do or set things up with a psychiatrist now - I am not too thrilled at the idea of seeing (and paying for) ANOTHER shrink.
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> anyway, thoughts, advice, thanks.
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