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Re: I wonder about Kaiser. (pdoc + SSRIs for anxiety)

Posted by Bonnie_CA on August 3, 2007, at 1:55:34

In reply to I wonder about Kaiser. (pdoc + SSRIs for anxiety), posted by HelenInCalif on August 2, 2007, at 18:04:03


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> Back in 2005 I got a feeling that Kaiser HMO generally discourages use of Klonopin for anything but short term use. Instead, it seems like they think of SSRIs for anxiety as a one-size-fits-all solution.


Kaiser treats all mental illness like a one-size-fits-all... their solution to everything is group sessions and whatever drug is hot on the market. We're all just on their assembly line, bring 'em in, ask a couple questions, and send them away with a medication. Don't bother them furthur. Just take your drugs. If the drug isn't working, it must be something you're doing wrong. Seriously. This is what I got when I was there. Never again. Got rid of them in January, and since have gotten competent help and have improved a lot.
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> Which strikes me as a too-general a rule if it's true. i.e. that they'd rather have patients face the real side effects of a SSRI than deal with the possibility of a patient getting tolerant or addicted to Klonopin in the future.
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But see, they still lie about the side effects. Ok, maybe they've stopped lying about the common side effects, but they still lie about the withdrawal. I wish doctors would quit getting so bent out of shape over benzos. I haven't really seen a better class of drugs for anxiety. They keep trying by putting it on another label, but I'm not convinced.

-Bonnie


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