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Re: Does your doc measure Serum Levels?

Posted by Christ_empowered on September 8, 2015, at 20:56:44

In reply to Does your doc measure Serum Levels?, posted by kilo8 on September 8, 2015, at 20:06:00

I dunno...my (public health) doc had some literature on testing. Probably not gonna happen much in that setting, but...I think there are some tests available that are supposed to help guide dosing. I dunno.

Psychiatry has never really been about "science," despite all this talk about mental problems being "brain diseases."

Most shrinks seem to go by the effects drugs have on the patient, which is kind of frightening when you think about it...just what do they *want* to happen here?

Its also frightening because shrinks often ignore dosing guidelines, especially for antidepressants and antipsychotics. I think its called "dosage optimization" or something like that. **shudder**


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