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Long question: What should I tell my new psychiatrist about my current situation? *DELETED*
#21275921 - 02/15/15 06:25 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Post deleted by SoupSandwich<p>Reason for deletion: Found an answer elsewhere! Thanks.
Edited by SoupSandwich (02/15/15 06:54 AM)
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Re: Long question: What should I tell my new psychiatrist about my current medicinal situation? [Re: SoupSandwich]
#21275928 - 02/15/15 06:31 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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So what's the medicine?
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Re: Long question: What should I tell my new psychiatrist about my current medicinal situation? [Re: tourrat] 1
#21275937 - 02/15/15 06:36 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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if it's ssri's or something that has no "recreational potential" then i'd fess up.
if you're talking about xanex, then i wouldn't mention it to your new dr.
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Re: Long question: What should I tell my new psychiatrist about my current medicinal situation? [Re: SoupSandwich]
#21275938 - 02/15/15 06:37 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Its legal to go to a doctor in Mexico and drive your meds across the border, you can bring up to a 90 day supply. I have no idea why you have someone else smuggling your drugs for you.
https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/67/~/traveling-with-or-mailing-medications-and-medical-devices,-such-as-needles-or
It depends what med you are getting though, if its scheduled the rules are a bit different. I think you are limited to 50 pills but I'm not entirely sure. There are no scheduled anti-depressants in this country though, so I don't know if that's the case or not.
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Re: Long question: What should I tell my new psychiatrist about my current medicinal situation? [Re: tourrat]
#21275946 - 02/15/15 06:41 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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It's nothing like xanax. Simply ssris.
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Re: Long question: What should I tell my new psychiatrist about my current medicinal situation? [Re: fapjack]
#21275949 - 02/15/15 06:42 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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A Mexican doctor who you've never met and only talked to by phone whom also smuggles drugs across the border for you. Hmmmmm i need to get myself one of these.
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Re: Long question: What should I tell my new psychiatrist about my current medicinal situation? [Re: Mental Taco]
#21275954 - 02/15/15 06:44 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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A long original post is he bane of the ADHD sufferer, I suppose.
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Re: Long question: What should I tell my new psychiatrist about my current medicinal situation? [Re: SoupSandwich] 1
#21275968 - 02/15/15 06:51 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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A doctor is usually content to keep you on meds that have been demonstrated to work in your case. Going through meds is a kind of guessing game, there is no right answer. It sometimes takes a lot of trial and error to find the right one. Any doctor who doesn't realize this or take this into account is a fool and you should seek another.
Though, you really need to of been seeing a doctor, as they are probably going to want to verify it if it's something you're so worried about the new doctor prescribing.
I would tell them. Worse case scenario you just find a new doctor who is willing to keep you on the meds. But my bet is, if you can thoroughly explain your experiences before the meds, and how they've effected you and how they are helping, they will be inclined to keep you on it. It doesn't make a lot of sense to pull a patient off of meds that are doing their job, regardless of where they came from, provided they are not like narcotics or benzos, because I'm sure plenty of people walk into doctor's offices claiming another doctor had them on them and they just want to be back on them. Other than illegally obtained highly addictive and restricted meds, I don't see why any doctor would mind continuing the current treatment you've been getting. It just doesn't make sense.
And if you can prove that you were under actual medical treatment for the addictive things, they will still probably be inclined to continue the treatment.
It's all down to how honest you're being here. If all you say is true, and can be verified by the doctor, you shouldn't have a problem. But some doctor's refuse to prescribe certain meds because it goes back to that doing no harm thing. Some are convinced certain drugs do not help and only lead to addiction and further problems. Those doctor's will not give out those certain meds under any circumstances. They will put you on ANYTHING else and make you go through months, if not years of trying different meds, which usually results in finding a new doctor anyways and they are aware of this.
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Re: Long question: What should I tell my new psychiatrist about my current medicinal situation? [Re: SoupSandwich]
#21276052 - 02/15/15 07:32 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'd go to a regular GP btw, they are a lot cheaper than psychiatrists. I think Psychiatrists are pretty useless. They are basically psychologists that see you for 1/4 the time that charge you 4x as much, only real difference is they can prescribe you meds and almost always do even if they aren't needed. A GP would be able to prescribe you the same med as long as you explain to them that you've been taking it, they will take your word as no one scams SSRIs. They will cost a lot less and probably give you a ton of refills so you will only have to see them a few times a year. I still think exercise is the best anti-depressant with no negative side effects, though I've never heard any psychiatrist I've seen suggest it. I have had psychologists suggest it though.
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