If it's OTC, go to it. No advertising for anything that needs an RX. That is no more "un-American" than medical licensing for your doctor.
The tricky part is that internet diagnosis/treatment are too often better than what,s available from your licensed doctor (assuming you can get an appointment). Thangs aren't great in America these days.
When I first started taking Lexapro back in 2005, the 'starter' dose was 20mg. Within two days, my depression was gone...but by the third day I'd started experiencing these 'shakes' (back then this was lumped in with 'serotonin syndrome'). I *immediately* backed off to 10mg. Depression was still gone, but no more 'shakes.'
I'm very glad I had the good sense to recognize that something was wrong, the information to be able to find out what it was, and the self-motivation to do something about it instead of waiting for my next doctor appt. I've heard in the years since that the TD condition can become *permanent,* which is the last thing I needed.
If it's OTC, go to it. No advertising for anything that needs an RX. That is no more "un-American" than medical licensing for your doctor.
The tricky part is that internet diagnosis/treatment are too often better than what,s available from your licensed doctor (assuming you can get an appointment). Thangs aren't great in America these days.
💯 - Common sense is not very common anymore. Thanks for your comment, Ann!
Now that is a thought.
When I first started taking Lexapro back in 2005, the 'starter' dose was 20mg. Within two days, my depression was gone...but by the third day I'd started experiencing these 'shakes' (back then this was lumped in with 'serotonin syndrome'). I *immediately* backed off to 10mg. Depression was still gone, but no more 'shakes.'
I'm very glad I had the good sense to recognize that something was wrong, the information to be able to find out what it was, and the self-motivation to do something about it instead of waiting for my next doctor appt. I've heard in the years since that the TD condition can become *permanent,* which is the last thing I needed.
They banned cigarette advertising. No reason they can't ban prescription pharmaceuticals, which should not be being pushed to the public as a whole.