Posted by kazoo on February 12, 2001, at 21:49:58
In reply to getting provigil, posted by Al22 on February 12, 2001, at 14:24:00
> I was currently taking Effexor for depression and was interested in trying Provigil or modafinil, because of the study posted about its use in augmenting AD drugs. I asked my psychiatrist about it and showed him the article (in amer psych jour I think) and he wouldn't prescribe it because he hadn't heard of it before. He did end up prescribing ritalin, but I was sort of still interested in trying the provigil. Would it be unethical or unusual to go to another doctor and ask about taking provigil (explaining the situation)? Has anybody ever had one doctor prescribe one thing and another prescribe something else and that seemed to work (as far as the 2 doctors not feeling any kind of conflict)? Or would anybody else I go to pretty much not consider it becuase my first doctor wouldn't do it?
> Thank you if anybody can share any experience in this situation.^^^^^^^^^^
I don't know why people don't get second opinions when it comes to mental health! They wouldn't think twice about it if the doctor said "You have cancer."
I suggest you tell your first doctor to get with it and start reading what's new and available. PROVIGIL isn't that new a drug anymore, and from the way these drug companies blitz doctors with material heralding new products, I find it incredulous that "he hadn't heard of it before."
By all means go to a different doctor if you're in the position to do so. This isn't slighting the first one either, and even if this were the case, so what? YOU have YOU to take care of.
kazoo
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