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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 375359" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Well, I <em>was</em> going to say that the nurse practitioners that I have dealt with, esp in the pediatrician psychiatric field, were vastly better than the psychiatrists. This sure is NOT the case with yours. It is rather scary, in my opinion, to have the nurse want YOU to figure out what to give her. Of course she and the doctor may feel that the way you question them is a PITA so they want little to do with you (which is incredibly unprofessional of them!). If this nurse will write an rx for anything you want, take a voice activated recorder to the appointment in your pocket. The state group that licenses her NEEDS to be aware of this as it is highly dangerous!!</p><p> </p><p>I would NOT use neurontin or Lyrica (next generation of neurontin) with her. The pharm co that made it marketed it as helping to stabilize moods for patients with bipolar. They paid a LOT in fines because there is very little evidence of it doing anything for bipolar. I am aware that some docs still like to use it, but the evidence had to be VERY strong or the FDA would have done zilch about it. </p><p> </p><p>Many of her symptoms could be bipolar or autistic, in my opinion. Or just anxiety based. it is so hard to figure this stuff out!!! At this point it seems like giving her a few months on mood stabilizers might be an excellent idea. It can take up to 6 weeks at the therapeutic dose to see if it is helping, and you may need to try a few of them, but they might make a big difference. </p><p> </p><p>I hope the appointment with the new doctor is wonderful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 375359, member: 1233"] Well, I [I]was[/I] going to say that the nurse practitioners that I have dealt with, esp in the pediatrician psychiatric field, were vastly better than the psychiatrists. This sure is NOT the case with yours. It is rather scary, in my opinion, to have the nurse want YOU to figure out what to give her. Of course she and the doctor may feel that the way you question them is a PITA so they want little to do with you (which is incredibly unprofessional of them!). If this nurse will write an rx for anything you want, take a voice activated recorder to the appointment in your pocket. The state group that licenses her NEEDS to be aware of this as it is highly dangerous!! I would NOT use neurontin or Lyrica (next generation of neurontin) with her. The pharm co that made it marketed it as helping to stabilize moods for patients with bipolar. They paid a LOT in fines because there is very little evidence of it doing anything for bipolar. I am aware that some docs still like to use it, but the evidence had to be VERY strong or the FDA would have done zilch about it. Many of her symptoms could be bipolar or autistic, in my opinion. Or just anxiety based. it is so hard to figure this stuff out!!! At this point it seems like giving her a few months on mood stabilizers might be an excellent idea. It can take up to 6 weeks at the therapeutic dose to see if it is helping, and you may need to try a few of them, but they might make a big difference. I hope the appointment with the new doctor is wonderful. [/QUOTE]
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