Posted by llrrrpp on September 1, 2006, at 7:35:27
In reply to Re: Last Ditch Effort to Save My Life, posted by nickguy on August 31, 2006, at 21:35:30
Yes, and two further advantages of pdocs is that 1)They often have more experience dealing with people in acute psychological distress. So, they often have the ability to do some talk therapy too, just to make sure that you are getting to the bottom of the issues, rather than treating some biochemical consequence of one's lifestyle.
2)The drugs in their toolbax don't come with very good instructions, so experience is SO important- so that they can tell you whether your side effect is typical, or troublesome, and give you good advice on withdrawal effects, augmentation strategies, and side effects with one's lifestyle (e.g. alcohol abuse...)BUT
I'm often frustrated that my pdoc doesn't treat my whole body- no monitoring of my b.p. or blood sugar or any of that stuff. So, I have to get that done on my own. Not a big deal, because I'm basically healthy- but what if I had complications from some other condition? I'd want my mind and body treated as one, not as two separate systems!
-ll
good luck today jeali. If you want to post your script, go for it. Psychology board is a good place too, for practicing how you're going to tell your doctor about your suffering. Nice people over there.
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