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Originally Posted by recluse
No, I don't keep a med diary. I know Lexapro (20 mg.) made me feel better, I could feel happy for the first time in my life. Except for one other med which made me sweaty and twitchy, I was usually given valium variant generics which didn't do anything. The only other med I ever took was Rozerem ( 8 mg.) for insomnia, which made me feel groggy the next day. I was put on that because they said the melatonin I use (which works great) isn't FDA approved.
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It's a common practice for doctors to prescribe medications that aren't yet approved for certain ailments, but your doctor should have leveled with you. There's nothing unethical about it, but there should be informed consent.
The name of this practice escapes me at the moment. "Off-" something.
@pshrynk: What is that practice called?