Posted by ChicagoKat on October 9, 2012, at 21:08:41
In reply to Re: Depression comes full circle, posted by jono_in_adelaide on October 9, 2012, at 19:32:37
> No, thank christ..... the cocktail of Edronax and Zoloft keeps the black dog at bay for me...... my anxiety still needs some work, but I have a plan for that (sort of)
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> Worst case of bad prescribing i ever saw was a guy who worked for me, his wife walked out and left him with 3 kids.... 3 days later he began to itch uncontrolabley all over his body..... he went to a doctor, and came out with a script for Zoloft, one months supply and 5 refils.
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> I seriously doubt six months on an SSRI was the appropriate treatment in this case..... maybe a couple of weeks of Atarax or Sinequan, maybe a few days worth of Valium, but six months of an SSRI for stress induced itching as ai initial response reaqly flawed meThat is the sort of story that scares the crap out of me about some docs. there are definitely some very bad ones out there. but, I always hope, it's most likely a case of there always being a few bad apples in the bunch.
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