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A duty to listen . . . you don't violate confidentiality if you keep your mouth shut

By doctordan, on September 14th, 2008%

My daughter’s father has recently (within the last week)begun taking an antidepressant for depression. He and I had been getting along well with no fights or hostility depsite some disagreements during this time. We are divorced but are friends and are able to attend family functions and cooperate as to our child 95% of the . . . → Read More: A duty to listen . . . you don't violate confidentiality if you keep your mouth shut

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Meridia and antidepressants–Part I and Part II

By doctordan, on December 12th, 2007%

PART I

Last week a patient came in with question regarding the use of antidepressants while taking the weight loss drug Meridia. Seems her family doc took her off the two antidepressants I had her on to treat her depression (Lexapro and Wellbutrin if my memory serves me), and gave her Meridia to treat . . . → Read More: Meridia and antidepressants–Part I and Part II

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Zoloft . . .by any other name would . . .

By doctordan, on November 4th, 2007%

My apologies to Shakespeare.

Whenever one of the antidepressants goes generic, there is a small percentage of people that have a return of symptoms of anxiety or depression that had previously been in good control. When the medicine gets switched back to the brand name only, the symptoms become under control again. This, of course, . . . → Read More: Zoloft . . .by any other name would . . .

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Minimal Bipolarism–how cautious do you have to be?

By doctordan, on October 10th, 2007%

Very.

OK, I guess you want more than that for an explanation, right? This is an issue that comes up frequently. Since many of the medications that we use to treat other issues can potentially aggravate an underlying Bipolar Disorder, psychiatrists have been increasingly conservative in their prescribing and more aggressive in probing for latent . . . → Read More: Minimal Bipolarism–how cautious do you have to be?

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Tapering antidepressants . . . more art than science

By doctordan, on October 6th, 2007%

I get numerous inquiries about how to stop antidepressants. I get the impression that most people want to stop on their own, and not in collaboration with their psychiatrist. As always, I recommend that you change medicine only after consultation with your doctor. If you don’t feel like your doctor will listen to you, then . . . → Read More: Tapering antidepressants . . . more art than science

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