Posted by JACJ on December 1, 2004, at 7:12:57
In reply to Re: Careless prescribing, posted by ed_uk on December 1, 2004, at 7:02:30
> Hi!
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> While we are talking about inappropriate prescribing I just wanted to say that a friend of the family was prescribed Effexor for a very stupid reason.
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> She went to the doctor because she thought that she had felt a lump in her neck. The doctor asked her if she was anxious or depressed and she said no. He did not examine her neck at all, he told her that her problem was psychological (presumably her though it was globus hystericus). Anyway, he handed her a script for Effexor but gave no explanation of what the drug was for. This was all a long time ago, I think she still takes Effexor.
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> Ed.
Ed,
My heart breaks for your friend. This is what gets me upset. I understand people need psychotropic drugs for some severe illnesses but just to give Effexor; that just blows my mind. How long has she been on effexor? Does she have any mental probs now? I had depression and anxiety when I first went onto the drugs but while on them, about 3 months later, the docs classified me as Bi-Polar II with psychotic features. And the sad part is that I believed them. Here all along it was the side effects because of the drugs. These drugs turned me into a different person completely. I think docs need to take more pharmacology classes and truly understand the power of these drugs. I have a few friends in medical school and they only take a semester or two of pharmacology which IMO is NOT enough. The docs rely on Pharm. reps who go thru brief training on these drugs. The docs also get alot of kickbacks from these drug companies and free samples so the docs just hand them out and try. I just get very upset b/c this is down right ignorance. Just my opinion.
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