Posted by Ines on April 17, 2007, at 17:21:11
In reply to I want a psychiatrist who will, posted by deniseuk190466 on April 17, 2007, at 15:53:19
I'd have to say I don't, Denise. Two weeks is not nearly enough to make an assessment, you'd only feel the side effects. AD's have the annoying characteristic that the side effects settle in immediately and the therapeutic effects take much longer to settle in. I think if you do that you risk 1) getting really frustrated, feeling that nothing works, 2) possibly making things worse by forcing you system to respond to a new invasive drug every two weeks and 3) still not knowing at the end of it what works for you. I completely sympathise with the impatience- I am feeling incredibly frustrated that I'm not well at all, ADs aren't working and I have to give each a sensible trial. It's awful when you feel so bad to be made worse by the medication. But have you responded positively to something in the past? If so you could give that another go unless there is a reason not to, or you could try another drug in the same class. If you have someone in the your family that has needed ADs and reponded well to a particular type you could also try that- some people think you are more likely to respond to something that has worked for a close relative. Unfortunately I have not had a successful trial yet, and no history in my family, so I'm stuck with trial and error for now...
Ines
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