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<blockquote data-quote="Totto" data-source="post: 506175" data-attributes="member: 91524"><p>I don't think GPs should be allowed to prescribe ADs. Firstly, ADs are often prescribed without proper evaluation of the patient´s mental state but far too often used to treat tiredness in general. The side effects will still be there, and the problems with stopping the meds. There are millions of hypothyroid patients, mainly women, who are prescribed AD instead of thyroxine. Problem in this case is that the ADs may not work, as the depression or fatigue and inertia without clinical depression is due to lack of thyroid hormones.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, depression can be a deadly disease and if there is a risk for suicide, this is more likely to happen when the depression related inertia lifts before the mood does after going on AD. So depressed patients with suicidal thoughts should be monitored very closely for the first weeks of treatment.</p><p></p><p>GPs rarely have enough knowledge of depression.</p><p></p><p>And when it comes to the question of taking AD or not, I think you as a patient have to decide for yourself. Particularly if these tablets were prescribed by a GP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Totto, post: 506175, member: 91524"] I don't think GPs should be allowed to prescribe ADs. Firstly, ADs are often prescribed without proper evaluation of the patient´s mental state but far too often used to treat tiredness in general. The side effects will still be there, and the problems with stopping the meds. There are millions of hypothyroid patients, mainly women, who are prescribed AD instead of thyroxine. Problem in this case is that the ADs may not work, as the depression or fatigue and inertia without clinical depression is due to lack of thyroid hormones. Secondly, depression can be a deadly disease and if there is a risk for suicide, this is more likely to happen when the depression related inertia lifts before the mood does after going on AD. So depressed patients with suicidal thoughts should be monitored very closely for the first weeks of treatment. GPs rarely have enough knowledge of depression. And when it comes to the question of taking AD or not, I think you as a patient have to decide for yourself. Particularly if these tablets were prescribed by a GP. [/QUOTE]
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