Posted by Iansf on November 7, 2004, at 13:38:37
In reply to buspirone, posted by zeugma on November 7, 2004, at 13:16:18
> You can always try buspirone (unless that is yet another med your doctor NEVER prescribes). Buspirone is closely related to gepirone, although it is also a weak antagonist at the D2 receptor- this would probably help someone with DA autoreceptor hyperfunction, which may not be an issue for you, but could be for several others on this board.
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> -zHeaven knows if he'll prescribe it. Too many psychiatrists I've visited over the years have been astonishingly rigid, not to mention underinformed, or both. Given that I live in San Francisco, generally one of the most progressive cities in the U.S. and a center of intellectual experimentation, I expected to find a very open-minded psychiatric community. Unfortunately my experience has been the reverse. I have come across some wonderful exceptions, but overall psychiatrists have been some of the coldest, most doctrinaire people I've ever encountered and extraordinarily lacking in compassion. If I didn't constantly get bumped from insurance plan to insurance plan, I could stick with someone I like, but I've suffered through six changes of plans in 10 years. Very discouraging.
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