Posted by ed_uk on December 1, 2004, at 7:02:30
In reply to Re: drug-induced illness for dancing star, posted by dancingstar on November 30, 2004, at 23:21:54
Hi!
While we are talking about inappropriate prescribing I just wanted to say that a friend of the family was prescribed Effexor for a very stupid reason.
She went to the doctor because she thought that she had felt a lump in her neck. The doctor asked her if she was anxious or depressed and she said no. He did not examine her neck at all, he told her that her problem was psychological (presumably her though it was globus hystericus). Anyway, he handed her a script for Effexor but gave no explanation of what the drug was for. This was all a long time ago, I think she still takes Effexor.
Ed.
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