The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs

Re:The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs by fwip on Monday April 01, 2019 @07:36PM (#19549492)

It's shocking when psychiatrists don't know the side effects of the drugs they're prescribing.

My partner started taking sertraline (Zoloft) for depression, and started grinding their teeth at night. Their dentist asked if they'd started taking any new medicine lately, and was like "oh yeah that'll do that."

My partner's psychiatrist literally did not believe that the medication could cause this - despite it being right there on WebMD, not exactly secret knowledge.

Currently looking for a new psychiatrist.

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Re:The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs by skellera on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @10:29PM (#19560308)

I’m terms people might understand around here, you ever know a dev or work with one who just doesn’t seem to care to learn new things and just shows up for a paycheck?

That happens in every field. It’s just shitty when you’re depending your health on them instead of a deadline.

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