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Thinking of taking an antidepressant
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 18 11:19am | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
I have rarely known a doctor that takes a big interest in my mental health, it was even more apparent when I had cancer…everything was about the cancer and what steps to take, at first I was totally on board because all I wanted was to be rid of it…sadly I would find out that I wasn’t doing well mentally …of course I went to my own doctor and he prescribed the necessary medication but starting on these meds is usually a difficult thing and it takes a toll on you especially when you’re weak and unable to cope with the symptoms you go through not to mention the time it took to get an appointment again to find more help. I hope that one day there’s more focus on both mental and physical health after all, our body and mind work together as one so in order to keep strong we have to be strong body and mind.
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I agree, sometimes specialist are focused on on one thing. When my oncologist changed my cancer drug he never checked that it interacted with my anti-depression. I looked it up and my psychiatrist explain that both were metabolized by liver and so should not be prescribed at same time and switched my anti-depression. Another time they never explained a drug would increase my cholesterol so when had a blood test I freaked out because the numbers were high. My primary explained the reason.
It is just another example that you need to be your own advocate, ask about drug interactions, and do some research on your own.
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I'm VERY fortunate because I have an amazing GP who actually cares and I can almost always get an appointment the same week I call. He also gave me his cell phone number so I can call him in an emergency but I haven't needed to use it yet and would never abuse it.