Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 14844

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Selecting a PDoc

Posted by Noa on November 8, 1999, at 20:56:25

Not long ago, someone wrote a very impressive account of how he found a pdoc he could work with. It was an amazingly thorough search, took lots of initiative. In it, he recounted some of the questions he asked prospective docs. I tried a search, but could not seem to find it. Does anyone remember the post I am talking about? Will the impressive poster please step forward? Thanks.

 

Re: Selecting a PDoc

Posted by Dr. Bob on November 8, 1999, at 23:06:58

In reply to Selecting a PDoc, posted by Noa on November 8, 1999, at 20:56:25

Hi,

Some of the psychiatrists who have contributed to Psychopharmacology Tips have listed themselves in a companion site, Psychopharmacology Tipsters:

http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/tipsters

There aren't a ton of them, and your mileage may vary, but there it is.

Bob

 

Re: Selecting a PDoc

Posted by JohnL on November 9, 1999, at 3:13:40

In reply to Selecting a PDoc, posted by Noa on November 8, 1999, at 20:56:25

> Not long ago, someone wrote a very impressive account of how he found a pdoc he could work with. It was an amazingly thorough search, took lots of initiative. In it, he recounted some of the questions he asked prospective docs. I tried a search, but could not seem to find it. Does anyone remember the post I am talking about? Will the impressive poster please step forward? Thanks.

Not sure, but that might have been me. I used everything to search...yellow pages, clinics, references, etc...and then used letters and phone calls to screen. No matter how I found someone's name, I was looking for these characteristics: 1)A sense that they are in love with what they do, 2)They are accessible by phone or short-notice visit when needed, 3)They could answer some pharmacology questions indicating 'expert' experience.

Those questions are somewhere in Depression Central. Click on tips. After it takes you there, click on Depression Central on the left side of the page. I do not remember where those questions were in Depression Central, but I'll go look around and let you know if you don't find them first.

In any event, seeing a second pdoc sounds like a wonderful idea to me. The more effort put into finding the 'right' one will reward you in the end. Hang in there!

 

Re: Selecting a PDoc

Posted by Noa on November 9, 1999, at 7:17:27

In reply to Re: Selecting a PDoc, posted by JohnL on November 9, 1999, at 3:13:40

Thanks, John. Yes, it was you. I thought it might be. I tried a search using a couple of names of people I thought it could be, one of them yours, but for some reason, I wasn't able to locate it. Thanks.
I guess my pdoc has some of the qualities you mention--I think he loves what he does, and is an expert and is willing to look at many different types of meds, not just the contemporary popular ones. What he lacks is accessibility. He and his group practice are highly disorganized and difficult to reach. He doesn't seem to get messages or return them, but tels me to page him if I want to reach him. This has mostly worked, but not always. Getting an appointment is hard. Sometimes, he will fit you in before the first officially scheduled appointment, tho. but he also always runs late, which is hard.
I will share your thoughts on the TCAs and lithium. Remeron worries me because everyone seems to say it increases appetite and I do not need that at all, my weight is a problem, and I overeat to calm my feelings.
Racer, in the other thread you mentioned targeting more seratonin. I think the reason effexor has been better for me than prozac or paxil is that it is not just seratonin promoting. Too much seratonin gives me problems with tinnitus and myoclonus. On paxil, the myoclonus was really bad. it only occured when I was resting or about to go to sleep. I would get totally random muscle twitches in various parts of my body. Suddenly my arm would just shoot up in the air, etc. Or, my whole body would twitch, like a seizure. I have some of this with effexor, but much milder. It makes random muscles twitch, but smaller muscles and smaller twitches, and less frequently.
Thanks, I will keep you posted.

 

Re: Selecting a PDoc--Dr. Bob

Posted by Noa on November 9, 1999, at 7:19:15

In reply to Re: Selecting a PDoc, posted by Dr. Bob on November 8, 1999, at 23:06:58

> Some of the psychiatrists who have contributed to Psychopharmacology Tips have listed themselves in a companion site, Psychopharmacology Tipsters:
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/tipsters
>
I tried that, and actually emailed you because I couldn't narrow the search to my region, and when I tried to look at the entire list, it only showed me 23 of 58 names.


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