Posted by Merge on November 13, 2008, at 11:52:30
In reply to are there alot of pdocs. Not familiar with maoi's?, posted by that_guy23 on November 13, 2008, at 11:12:57
Many doctors are not familiar with MAOIs and will not even prescribe them. I took MAOIs for several years and my doctor was very familiar with them as well as all of the potential side effects I could experience (in regards to other medications and food) - I would be very wary of letting someone treat me with with MAOIs if they weren't very familiar with them. I'm guessing that is why your doctor doesn't want to augment with anything...because she doesn't know enough about them to know what is safe to augment with.
Your doctor is incorrect in saying that mood stabilizers are only used with bi-polar...I have been on several mood stabilizers (Lamictal and Lithium, at different times) that were meant to augment my primary anti-depressant - and I am not, nor have I ever been, bi-polar. My understanding is that augmenting with these drugs, and others, is fairly common and widely accepted - I also don't think I'd be comfortable being treated by a doctor who did not know this.
I'm not saying it will be easy, but I would try to find a new doctor who has a much greater knowledge of MAOIs. Good luck.
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