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From: malamala on 16 Mar 2006 09:54 Hi all, haven't been here in a while... so Americans who have been to pdocs lately: I was wondering what they are pushing these days? I'm set w/my mood stabilizer combo a year now but I'm always interested. Last I heard they were leaning hard on lexapro (recommending it and giving you the freebies) but I wonder if it has changed to cymbalta? If anyone has recently gone to a GP or psychiatrist for the first or second time, I am curious what they start people on these days?
From: skip on 16 Mar 2006 12:51 hi, I don't think we've chatted before. My husband takes Lexapro has been for about 6 mos. I take Lamictal, Risperidal, Clonzepan, and plain old Zoloft. Nobody I'm in close contact with takes Cymbalta. What have you heard about it? Ever since they kicked up my dosage on the Lamital and decreased my Risperidal, I've had a bit more of the down south moods. North Polar Skip -Moderation is the last refuge for the unimaginative- Oscar Wilde-
From: malamala on 16 Mar 2006 18:15 i know that the pdocs are really into lamictal (and so am i) and last i checked they were giving out lexapro at the bubble gum machines. seroquel too is really hot stuff with the family doctors. i got EPS and my GP tried to put me on seroquel.. i'm just wondering if they are pushing cymbalta hard b/c i keep seeing the depression hurts commercials and i knew it was cymbalta. im sure we have chatted... i keep changing my freakin login b/c i am too stupid to remember my password for my other google accounts. ive been trying to get more anonymous but again... too many passwords :) gavriel (not my real name- YES!!!!)
From: Aria on 16 Mar 2006 19:22 "malamala" <ghelias(a)cc.owu.edu> wrote in message news:1142520896.703774.3380(a)j52g2000cwj.googlegroups.com... > Hi all, haven't been here in a while... so Americans who have been to > pdocs lately: > > I was wondering what they are pushing these days? I'm set w/my mood > stabilizer combo a year now but I'm always interested. Last I heard > they were leaning hard on lexapro (recommending it and giving you the > freebies) but I wonder if it has changed to cymbalta? > > If anyone has recently gone to a GP or psychiatrist for the first or > second time, I am curious what they start people on these days? > In the GP office where I work, what the patient is started on depends on two things, (1) if they have insurance - what does their formulary specify as the preferred medication and (2) if no Rx coverage, what drug rep has visited lately and stocked the office with samples. September thru December it was Lexapro. Seemed like there was a rep in every week pushing it. Since January, it has been Cymbalta. I think we have been fed by a half dozen Cymbalta reps since the beginning of the year. Seems like its about time for them to bring in the "newest and bestest" for this month! But then, it is nearly time for a formulary update too. It really makes it a pain to try to treat people when it is the insurance company dictating what they will and will not cover, and how many hoops you need to jump thru to get the medication for the patient that the patient really needs. Oh, and Seroquel is never in short supply! ~aria
From: Nom dePlume on 17 Mar 2006 02:08
"malamala" <ghelias(a)cc.owu.edu> wrote in message news:1142569636.430422.121050(a)j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > finally, it just really pisses me off that an antipsychotic can be > hot > stuff for a GP. my doc wouldn't prescribe tylenol 3 for an earache > but > seroquel was all good! I'm with you on that one. I really don't like the idea of using antipsychotics widely. -- Nom dePlume, Ph.D. Why, yes, in fact, I am a rocket scientist. Guide to Medications for Mental Illness: http://www.geocities.com/nomdeplume1000/ ===== |