Posted by Christ_empowered on May 21, 2011, at 21:31:47
In reply to Re: Addiction Specialist Doctors » rjlockhart04-08, posted by Phidippus on May 21, 2011, at 17:49:25
I think you can taper the zyprexa yourself, especially since you're not psychotic. I haven't googled it, but people like Dr. Peter Breggin and others out there have advice on how to do tapers. That's a pretty high dose of zyprexa for someone w/o psychosis, and I think the prozac boosts blood levels, so you're basically taking more zyprexa than your average patient with a psychotic disorder. Weird.
I think you might want to just drop out of psychiatry for the time being. If you really need meds, you can get them online, ask for refills, or go to a general practitioner. You might also want to consider spending the $$$ that were going to this Dr. on going to therapy, whether with a counselor or with a full-fledged psychologist. Just make sure they're not a-holes; I've had my fair share of incompetent, unhelpful counselors.
Why are you on so much zyprexa? Did she give a reason for all this? Maybe you should file a complaint with the state medical board, especially if she hasn't been doing AIMS tests for TD and didn't provide informed consent. I'm just sayin'. If you do that, you won't have to worry about ever seeing her again, b/c she most certainly won't make room in her schedule for you.
Anyway, I hope things get better.
Good luck.
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