Posted by yxibow on February 2, 2007, at 20:32:52
In reply to Re: Atypicals for anxiety?))mattye, posted by mindevolution on February 2, 2007, at 15:13:11
> > So... my question is... if my symptoms are well managed by an SSRI and a benzo as needed, why would my doctor be so wary of prescribing the benzo? Especially since the side effect profile and the history behind Klonpin shows it to be a much safer drug?
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> now you are asking the right question, and that's what this board should be about :) I would say trash the doc that wants to put you on APs and find one that will give you the much much much safer benzo. (but best of all is no drugs if you can manage)
I hear way too many "trash your doctor" statements online here.
This is another generalization, which apparently has gone unnoticed from your previous set of generalizations about neuroleptics in the first place.This doesn't mean that I don't think that one shouldn't start with something less than a neuroleptic for anxiety disorders, but sometimes complex situations may warrant something more. I fully agree that both SSRIs and benzodiazepines have safer side effect profiles for the most part when used as directed.
We don't know the relationship that a consumer has with their provider -- we can make suggestions, we can yell all sorts of opinions about medication, but the sanctity of a doctor-patient relationship is something that the unlicensed individual without a medical degree I don't think should be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Not quite yet. Not without really knowing the person at hand and not with a casual find-another-provider so you can go shop for medications. Maybe there's a reason why the doctor is doing what he is doing. And maybe there isnt a good one.
Some people can't manage without any medications. The ideal situation of course would be to manage a situation with various types of therapy alone, but we know that depressive and anxiety disorders work best with a combination of both and here we're talking about someone with concomitant illnesses. It is always best to have the MED (minimum effective dose) of any medication and I think any rational psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist would agree so.
It is my opinion that I feel a general sense of loathing all medications coming from your opinions which is your perogative, but there are people on here who have gone through dozens of trials to find the right mixture for their respective situations and I think that also needs to be respected.-- tidings.
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