That is true, that is good advice. But that is what the people in this article did do...kept searching until they found the Mayo Clinic could help. But how many depressed or psychotic people (especially if they are alone and don’t have “four parents” to help them?) have the time, resources or knowledge to do that? And even while one is searching for the “right” treatment, look at the suffering caused in the meantime by the arrogance of doctors who insisted they knew what was best.
I feel much of the responsibility of patient care is not taken on adequately by their doctors. But what is the solution?
I fired 5 of my own shrinks for insisting I go the antidepressant route. Even Buspar made me sick. I am diagnosed for disability purposes with General Anxiety Disorder. However I am non phobic and do not panic like many do. I become agitated instead to certain audio and visual situations.
I found a second hand book after about my second year into it called Phobia Free by Harold Levinson MD. The more I read it the more I saw my symptoms and came to realize that my childhood sinus allergies had wrecked my sensory processing system including my Inner Ear. As a result I have what is called Myloclonic Seizures from offending sounds and certain visual stimulation. I have severe upper torso spasms when it hits lasting a few seconds duration and as many as a dozen in a few minutes time. SSRI's only overloaded my already overtaxed damaged processing system resulting in more anxiety.
I found a doctor who had seen it and he put me on a low maintenance dosage of Xanax four times a day. It dulls the sensory impulses somewhat and helps control the seizure activity as well. I've taken it safely for 13 years. Sometimes you have to put your foot down with doctors. SSRI's and most antidepressants should be given to persons with neurological disorders very carefully if at all. Usually the neurological disorder is the actual underlying cause of the presumed mental disorder.