Posted by banga on March 1, 2005, at 9:03:01
In reply to Re: SSRI's and anti psychotics, posted by NealMcCoy on March 1, 2005, at 8:41:33
I think allowing general practitioners prescribe psychotropics was a mistake. Though I am sure many are quite knowledgeable and careful, they dont have the time to specialize. Perhaps once a patient has been on a med long enough, they can take over the regular check-ins so as to free up psychiatrist's time to see more complex, urgent cases.
I keep thinking of an intern I met at my doctors, who was extremely interested in my meds, said he wanted to become a psychiatrist. He said "it's so simple--you have to know three neurotransmitters and that's it." I could barely contain myself. Maybe it was good that I was not yet feeling well and was not up to the task of "correcting" him.
Aside from the obvious interest of drug manufacturers to downply side effects and withdrawal, I dont quite understand why pdocs do not more commonly present patients with an honest risk-vs-benefit discussion of taking medication.
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