Posted by Bill LL on January 5, 2004, at 15:28:41
In reply to Frequency of pdoc visits?, posted by Wildflower on January 5, 2004, at 12:07:53
I get my meds from my internist. However, a few years a go I consulted a shrink. He also scheduled once a month. What I would do is make the appointment in his office. Then, after 2 weeks if I felt ok, I would leave a message that I felt ok so I am cancelling the next appointment.
That worked fine with him. But if our doc says that you must come in once a month or he will not refill your meds, I think you should either change pdocs, or ask your family doc to write the prescription.
Keep in mind that only about 30% of prescriptions for antidepressants are written by pdocs. The other 70% are written by internists, family practitioners, OBGYN's, pediatricians.
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