Posted by stargazer on November 14, 2006, at 19:09:37
In reply to Re: Psychopharmacologist , Anyone know a good 1? » tensor, posted by Phillipa on November 13, 2006, at 19:16:46
Hi,
I posted to this thread last night and it is missing. Too bad since it was a good one saying since no one, with the exception of Phillipa, responded to my request for names of psychopharmacologist, it must mean there are either none in CT or none that are good enough to be recommended.
I went onto say that I what I really think about all of the meds being developed and thrown out for consumption by the masses. It's got to be a major problem for any good pdoc to get their arms around all of the side effects, interaction, warnings, before safely prescribing them.
How do the pdoc learn about all of the new drugs, do they have inservices for understanding how to treat the most resistent depressions or is it all trial and error? The drug reps can't help with anything but the med they sell. And unless a pdoc is working in a setting which allows collaboration with other pdocs they are really on their own to figure out what can med is safe to prescribe with another and at what dose.
I read the package insert for EMSAM and Seroquel last night and learned some new facts that I was not aware of and that my pdoc did not mention to me. So as long as my mind can read and understand this stuff I can help myself. When my mind is under the influence of many of the meds, I have no ability to help myself. And unfortunately that is why depression is so debilitating. You are useless to help yourself.
So I guess there are NO good psycho-pharmacologists in CT, with Yale and UCONN you would think there would be a few names that came up. Now that's depressing. Too many generalists can't handle some of these complicated cases requiring polypharmacology.
How about any in NYC? Anyone got a name? Now I'm doing this merely to see if there are any others would rec as being experts anywhere on the east coast, north of DC. If necessary, I could always travel for a good second opinion.
Let's get a list going. I can't be the only one who wants the name of another pdoc for a second opinion?
SG
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