Moms of NYC, do you have a psychiatrist recommendation for my wife?

Modern Integrative Psychiatry. https://www.modernintegrativepsychiatry.com/

I meet with Christina Ercole monthly. She’s wonderful - she listened closely to my concerns during the initial appointment (I have a long history of mental health issues) and she’s very informative.

I’m on a regular regime now. I started in August, tried one antidepressant and it didn’t work out (Zoloft), I let her know the side effects. She prescribed me another one to try out (Prozac) and it has made a complete difference. She also prescribed supplemental medication (beta-blocker for when I do public speaking) and Xanax on really bad days (I’ve maybe used it once since August).

If your wife is interested in SSRIs, please note that one of my side effects from Zoloft was breakthrough bleeding. Apparently this is common for women who use SSRIs but it’s not widely studied. I did a mini experiment on myself and slowly tapered off the Zoloft, and the bleeding stopped. I switched to Prozac and it hasn’t started back up, it can happen on any SSRI.

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