I’ve been a doctor for 26 years. A psychiatrist for 22 years. Board certified for 17 years. Does even one of you know the first thing about practicing psychiatry? Your comments are laughable.
Yes. I know exactly what I am talking about. And if you are a psychiatrist, then you ALSO know what I am talking about.
It is not laughable by any stretch of the imagination. I know what these drugs are and the side effects associated with them.
How many chronically depressed people have EVER had real relief from their depression from these drugs except temporarily? These drugs mask symptoms and inhibit cognitive functions, sometimes severely.
How many people has psychiatry cured of anything?
Yeah, and everyone KNOWS doctors are ALWAYS right! Exactly how many drug recalls/severe reactions have you been familiar with in your 26 years of practice?
As far as I know, a psychiatrist prescribes medicine. Right?
I have been a practicing psychologist for 21 years (and worked briefly at a VA). IMO, some psychiatrists tend to overprescribe for depression because they see Bipolar D/O in every garden variety depressive. That’s an ongoing debate in the community.
However, when it comes to treating PTSD and truly Bipolar vets, medication is the first (but not only) treatment choice.
I agree that people posting on this thread know very little about psychiatric medications. General statements about how one SSRI is better than another is simply ignorant. We have different reactions to different medications. That one person does poorly on Paxil doesn’t mean it is an ineffective drug. That another does well on Prozac doesn’t mean it is appropriate for everyone presenting with depression.
Glad to have another professional opinion on this thread.
Reminds me of the stupidity about Prozac “causing” suicides in the 1980’s. The Scientologists were behind that, but people are generally very gullible and very dangerous when they have a LITTLE information.
Are you saying that this is an appropriate pharmaceutical protocol?