A 33-year-old female asked:
i have an appt w/ a new dr, hope a good one, how do i address that i take paxil (paroxetine) daily& xanax prn & that they were/are a cure all for my anxiety/depresin?
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Dr. Aaron Ament answered
58 years experience Psychiatry
TELL: Hopefully you will trust a dr to know what medications you've been on. How else would the dr know?
Tell the dr the whole works!
ask if there's a better approach.
And if you're ashamed that you're on meds you'd better start with that.
If there is a problem in telling your dr about yourself, that may be a sign psychotherapy is in order.
Answered on Apr 13, 2016
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