Posted by Mark H. on March 21, 2000, at 21:03:57
In reply to High Dose Prozac, posted by Prometheus on March 21, 2000, at 17:13:35
Few people in the medical profession have the clinical insularity to support someone who needs 10 to 20 times the "one size fits all" marketing plan passed off as a dosing guide by the manufacturer of Prozac. This leaves you in the same situation as chronic pain sufferers whose doctors and pharmacists have been prosecuted by the DEA for providing adequate medication appropriate for their conditions.
It's not about the competence of your doctor (or even her arrogance or lack of courage); it's about the fact that doctors are not free to prescribe what you need without concern for losing their insurance protection or even their licenses, unless they are part of a large and prestigious program with sufficient clinical documentation to prove that they can greatly exceed normal dosing guides without promoting "drug abuse." Everyone else is considered guilty until proven innocent, involving long and costly federal lawsuits and even criminal prosecution.
Until this madness of government intervention in private medical assessment and treatment changes, you and others like you will continue to be marginalized and undertreated most of the time. Nevermind that it will likely cost thousands more annually to care for you with inadequate medication than it would for you simply to be given what you need.
I hope you find a miracle. I have a friend who may have to move to Baja with his family in order to receive the care he needs.
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