Posted by metric on March 29, 2009, at 18:40:57
In reply to Re: A good Los Angeles psychopharmacologist? » ZeitGuest, posted by yxibow on April 28, 2006, at 1:35:05
> > Anyone know of a Los Angeles-based p-doc who would be willing to consider prescribing EMSAM?
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> I would still go with a teaching hospital like I mentioned.. I dont know what part of LA you're in, but UCLA, USC, or UCI have good care. If you're looking for someone on the forefront, which EMSAM is, you're more likely to find someone at a teaching hospital where new treatments are being examined. Just be careful not to drug shop, psychiatrists don't really like that. You can phrase it more differently like have you had success with patients with EMSAM or something, or know of studies being done, but it goes the same with any medication.
>EMSAM is FDA-approved for depression and non-scheduled. It should thus be easy to obtain from just about any doctor.
When someone is accused of "doctor shopping", they were invariably obtaining _controlled_ substances (usually opioids) from multiple doctors simultaneously.
The concern you're alluding to involves the unfortunate branding as "drug-seeker", which is a risk one faces by asking for a controlled substance, which EMSAM is not.
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