Having a regular doctor prescribe antidepressants.

I was wondering since it is a regular doctor if they might want to carry out a physical exam before prescribing these to their paitents. Do you think this is usually what is done?

I doubt it.

Not a doctor but I would think any doc would want to know medical history and what meds you are taking to ensure there aren’t any contraindications. Same for most meds they prescribe. Also drug or alcohol use. Maybe they might want a blood work up to see if there could be another type of interaction. My wife was prescribed Prozac but the doc knew her medical history. We have a friend whose son is bi-polar and had to have regular blood tests to monitor drug levels to optimize the dosage - but that was prescribed by a psychiatrist. Don’t know what would warrant a physical

Again, not a medical pro here

Depends on the doc. We could call our long time doc and describe symptoms and about half the time he would give them.

Depends on the doc. We could call our long time doc and describe symptoms and about half the time he would give them.

Our doc would do the same. She knows our history and that (usually😀) we won’t abuse them. If we asked for an antidepressant she’d want to know what’s going on. Maybe want to see us, maybe not.

It's not uncommon for general practitioners to give antidepressants nowadays if you come in and you're depressed or they think you're depressed they'll give them to you and if it's anything much more than that they'll send you to a psychiatrist.