Posted by Xevious on July 17, 2002, at 0:06:37
In reply to Re: SPECT SCAN CONFUSION, posted by BekkaH on July 16, 2002, at 18:58:57
Regarding the dissent between your pdoc and the physician who interpreted your SPECT, I'm assuming that the latter was a neuroscientist properly trained and specialized in brain imaging, whereas your psychiatrist is most likely NOT. In my opinion, physicians and ESPECIALLY psychiatrists are a rather opinionated and egotistic lot (with the occasional notable exception) and often get locked into their own points of view while simultaneously overstepping their areas of knowledge to dispense clinical advice.
The above is a grossly huge generalization, and hopefully an overstatement as well, but I wanted to get your attention! ;)
My advice is to get a second opinion on the SPECT (and no, your pdoc's opinion doesn't count) if you so desire from a neuroscientist specialized in brain imaging. Or find another doc willing to put you on a pstim trial to test the dopaminergic treatment theory, as these drugs really aren't the demonic agents that far too many doctors think they are. (Experience talking; you wouldn't believe how hard it was for me to find a doc/pdoc willing to treat my ADHD...)
I am most certainly biased on this issue, but then again, I'm a neuroscience student who previously suffered through a decade of docs and pdocs before self-diagnosing ADHD! (And to think that I can just stick my head in a scanner now...)
Good luck!
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