Helps reduce the number of variables
When you are looking at a complex patient picture, you want to limit the number of variables. Especially in the case of severe mental illness…
The difference in my everyday life is exponential
I felt like someone saw my invisible wounds for the very first time, I felt like what I already knew was true about myself was finally being proven. I felt like I WASN’T crazy.
Taking away the hurt
The trouble with trial-and-error prescribing – and there are many problems with it – is that it hurts. It hurts patients mentally, spiritually, and financially.
I am me again. I am amazed and grateful.
When I met with the psychiatrist, one of the first things he said is: “You are not my guinea pig. I don’t like trial and error.”
I got back to being me
When I first experienced depression, it happened all of a sudden. It was like a cloud happened in my head.