Posted by Larry Hoover on April 10, 2005, at 10:46:17
In reply to Re: What does your p-doc think about supplements?, posted by JKL on April 1, 2005, at 3:06:11
> > I see mine this afternoon - should I tell her about the amino acid supplements I have been taking to deal with alcohol cravings? (She is aware that I am an alcoholic.)
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> I had an appointment just a couple days ago and asked if I could add st johns wort to my prozac and zyprexa. I gave them a list of choices I was looking at, which included wellbutrin, st johns wort, or strattera. They liked the idea of st johns wort the best, claiming it has been very effective with other patients and that it is very safe. But they said liver tests were important so they took some blood. All is ok.
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> I think most pdocs would not be so pro-supplements. I was surprised. My pdoc told me that most other pdocs are allies to the insurance companies and their lawyers, but that he is an ally of his patients.
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> My pdoc likes supplements and prefers to have patients on saw palmetto for prostate problems rather than expensive drugs, claiming that saw palmetto works just as good at about $6 a month. He had other examples as well. I don't think his pro-supplement outlook is the mainstream though.Wow. Your doctor is definitely a "keeper".
Lar
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