Posted by calamityjane on July 27, 2007, at 19:47:08
In reply to Re: was this doc causing my dads depression to wor, posted by Cecilia on July 26, 2007, at 22:29:27
> ALL the meds available then were dangerous in overdose. That's why doctors were so thrilled when SSRI's came out, didn't necessarily work any better but less risk of being sued. I personally think it's pretty insulting for an adult to have their meds "doled out" to them and and there are plenty of people who are depressed who don't have anyone to dole them out to them, are the doctors supposed to treat only those who do? If so, they should put a notice to this effect on the door to their office so those without such a person don't waste their money. Believe me, even if I had such a person, I would NEVER go back to a doctor who had such a humiliating policy. Anyway, anyone who's treatment resistant likely has dozens of old prescriptions stashed away, so it wouldn't make any difference if their new prescription was "doled out".
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> Sorry for your tragedy, Calamity Jane, hope you get the answers you need. It does seem pretty callous that this doctor would not even remember your Dad. Cecilia
Yeah - I was furious about the fact he did not remember him. I mean, he was treating him for two years, and my dad was a very difficult patient. He saw him all the time, and he even came to our house the morning he died. How could a decent human being EVERY forget that?
I think if a person is suicidal, then that is definitely reason enough to dispense meds to them - they must be protected until they get better. It may make the depressed person angry, but hopefully one day they would come out of their darkness and see that the person was only desperate to save their life.
If no suicide risk, then I do agree it is up to the patient to take their meds.
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