Posted by florence on November 13, 2007, at 18:12:17
In reply to Finding a shrink, posted by TexasSP59 on November 4, 2007, at 10:52:39
You can also call around to different pharmacies to see if they will give you names of drs that prescribe it........I am so fatigued from undiagnosed thyroid disease that it is imperative for me to save time and physical energy- not to mention money by finding a dr by a patient on-line (like us guys here) who recommends a certain dr.
I even call the drs in my plan to see if they ever prescribe the med I want. (In my case, I wanted to know if they treat thyroid disease by the lab numbers OR by how a patient FEELS, ie. symptom relief not numbers.)
It's getting very challenging: endocrinologists who SHOULD know all about thyroid disease often go into more profitable practices-- reproductive health (infertility) and diabetes.
I am finding the same thing true with psychiatrists; more are in psycho-therapy...frustrating in my case since I don't need a pdoc- but she was the one who rxed Klonopin and psych meds to help with my fatigue SO even the ER isolated me when I went cuz I ran out of Klonopin......never told it was an epilepsy drug. But when the nurse asked what type of dr rxed it, well, off I went to the back room to be evauated to see if I was a danger to myself or others.....
In 1988 I think- I was seeing a headache specialist at the cleveland clinic who gave me prozac to prevent migraines. He told me I was one of the first people in the country to try it. And I was impressed.
Not anymore.... it helped a bit- then he tried zoloft, etc........So I have a huge problem convincing any dr that I have no psych problems or history.
Do your homework. Maybe you already have. Just trying to save you time and money. I think an older pdoc would be more open to something like Nardil; new drs think new drugs are better....But I think the new drugs are safer; And drug companies don't like to pay for expensive drugs. And insurance companies dictate alot to drs:
Nardil is probably cheaper than the newer drugs BUT too many risks so they don't want a lawsuit.
Lots of info here!! Read and Persevere.
Sorry you have had this all your life. Come back here often: loving and intelligent people that know how you feel.......florence
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