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Originally Posted by madp
Will, I'm glad you're under the care of a great doc. . . they can be hard to find these days, as most have to work twice as many hours to make the same pay they made 15 years ago. It sounds like you are the rarest of patients: one who actually follows your doctors recommendations!
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I do my best. Frankly, I don't know as much about medicine as my doctors. I have had a string of really exceptional doctors (except my current GP) that have proven themselves again and again, beginning with my first cardiologist, Doctor Thomas Carl. I count myslef as being extreemly lucky/blessed. To this day I'm friends with several pediatricians, a psychologist (we bacme friends long after I changed theripists, so don't worry), and a cardiologist.
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Originally Posted by madp
Because beta blockers are not part of my regular medical arsenal, I can't speak with the same authority on the subject as I can on psychiatric meds. However, my experience with drugs which adversely affect the central nervous system is that their effects are temporary, and not something to worry about after the drug has been discontinued. There are a number of drugs out there that can make you stupid when you're taking them, but the effects go away as soon as you D/C them. I waste a moment worrying about long term effects from altenolol if I were you.
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I realize that you are a psychiatrist and probably don't perscribe beta blockers very often, but you seem to know exactly what you're talking about. I appreciate the information very much.