Posted by Jackster on January 29, 2002, at 3:20:25
I find that when I pass ideas on to my PDoc about medication - he seems to just gloss over them. He advised me to increase my dosage of clomipramine - and subsequently I became very irritable and aggressive. When I suggested that was due to the dosage increase - he said it wasn't a side effect of clomipramine and said it must be mood swings (despite my partner saying he had only noticed the aggresiveness and not mood swings). I've since found info that backs up the fact that it is a possible side effect.
I've got another appointment in a few days - and I'm worried he'll just tell me to increase the dosage again and ignore my fears about the side effect. I'd like to have a couple of options to choose from - but I always seem to come out of the appointment with a prescription to do exactly the opposite of what I intended.
I feel like my PDoc has a set 'cure all' plan (SSRI + augmentation with a tricyclic) and won't deviate from it.
Any advice on what to do? (And changing Docs isn't really an option - I live in a small city where there are only a couple of PDocs who specialise in anxiety).
Thanks
Jackie
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