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Reply: How i feel

Hi bre786: It always makes me wanna scream when I hear about "friends" who deem themselves...

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Hi bre786:

It always makes me wanna scream when I hear about "friends" who deem themselves sufficiently competent in medicine to advise what I "need" and "don't need"! Especially the Luddite types, who fear anything modern or scientific. Loons!
Psychotropic medications have kept me alive these last 20 years - after finding an expert shrink to figure out the right drugs and best dosages for me.
Not all anti-anxiety/psychotic/depression meds are good for every person. It's all very fluid, that's why you need to get to a specialist in psycho-active meds. Sounds like you're dealing with a GP at present time? Go higher up the food chain. My experience has taught me that GPs just aren't competent in matters psychiatric.
Get a referral to a well-known, popular shrink. Here in Canada we have a handy website for rating doctors: http://www.ratemds.com/. Patients have built up a vast database of ratings and personal lilkes/dislkes of doctors. Very useful when shopping for a good doc. Barring that kind of assistance in finding a good shrink, ask around - call up local mental health organizations, groups etc to ask form some highly recommended names of shrinks in your area. Not ALL psychiatrists are good or useful. I'd even say that 90% of them are charlatans working the system by spinning through as many patients as possible every day to maximize their billings.
Find a GOOD psychiatrist. Then tell your GP you'd like a referral to this exact doctor - nobody else. So you might hurt your GP's feelings, tough. It's YOUR health!
About meds: I sometimes hear horror stories about powerful anti-psychotic drugs that are just too powerful and addictive. Seroquel comes to mind as the drug I hear most about. Also there was a drug called Zyprexa - supposed anti-psychotic that actually made people FAT, FAST! Many patients were made diabetic from this drug, and the manufacturer, Eli Lily Co. ended up settling a class action lawsuit for more than $1 billion!! I had a close call with Zyprexa. I gained unwanted weight, but I did not turn diabetic.
I'm just saying, everything is a series of decisions you have to make: the right doctor, the right medication(s). <Sometimes it takes more than one med to do the job.
In summary: don't listen to your know-it-all friends. Locate a trusted psychiatrist. Get on good meds. It could be the difference between a reasonably good life and an intolerable life. It's your play!
Good Luck!View Thread

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