Posted by jasmineneroli on January 23, 2005, at 17:44:57
In reply to Re: Down with serotonin! Up with GABA! » jasmineneroli, posted by Michael Bell on January 23, 2005, at 9:04:01
Hey Michael:
Thanks for the quick response. Your subject line echoes my own thoughts too!
Your "rant" was absolutely to the point, and from it, I can tell that you've been through "the mill" in trying everything (drugs) to beat your SP!
My daughter is only being treated by a GP, and they seem to be the most susceptible physicians to pharmaceutical reps selling SSRI's!! And pretty ignorant on mental health issues, a lot of the time. Which is why they're susceptible to the maketing, I think.I went throught this with my own GP. I always felt I knew more than he did!!! (on this issue). He had me dx'd as depressed, when I was SURE I had GAD. I the end I insisted on being referred to a psychiatrist (we're in Canada).
Half an hour into my 1st psych. app't, after the doc was saying stuff like "and do you feel like _____?" OR " So, you probably have reacted by ____, then?" . Showing so much insight, I wanted to cry, he said "You have GAD that's really become severe recently, and you've had it all your life!" I was SOOOOOO relieved and felt so validated!! Then so frustrated, that I'd spent several years on a whole array of drugs that didn't help and gave me rotten side effects.My daughter's doc, upon being asked for a referral to a Pdoc, told her that it would take an extremely long time to get an app't and she should just up her dose of Celexa!!!! I was so mad, and she was in no shape to be assertive and forceful with the doc.
My turn to rant!! Sorry.Hmmmmm, as regards adding Tianeptine to Klonopin myself, I think I'll hold off for now, but will probably try adding Picamilon.
Thanks for the info Michael. I will forward it to my daughter. I'm going to have to intervene myself, and go visit her, to get things changed.
Again, take care during surgery and after. Hope the Nardil questions get sorted for you - sounds like you just need an experienced anaestheologist, who you can discuss things with, ahead of time.
Keep us posted about how it all goes.
Jas
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