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Originally posted by ganon
I would definitly recommend seeing a pyschiatrist AND a psychologist/therapist at the same time.
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Great advice. There is no magic bullet to this issue. The Meds are simply a tool in helping you with a heathy lifestyle. Folks need the combined approach to get you healthy chemically and also healthy mentally.
think of it this way on the medication side: Let's say you are prescibed 40Mg a day. How do you know that 50 or 60mg a day is not better? There are a lot of these class of drugs out there and how do you know which one will make the best combination with your own internal chemicals?
You need a doctor who is willing to be patient and spend the time making subtle changes over the weeks, months and years to make sure that they have the exact right dosing that is right for you.
The time and effort that you put in to this will determine how heathy you become. If your current doctor does not show the interest in spending that time and effort - switch immediatly. It is not likely that the first doctor you go to is the best / right one for you.