Posted by SLS on January 6, 2001, at 9:55:13
In reply to Re: Cam...what say you., posted by JohnL on January 6, 2001, at 5:07:50
John,
You are going to have to take your debate directly to the people who have said such things. You may want to start with Nathan Klein.
I am not committed to their opinions and purported observations. However, this is consistent with *my* experience, as the only thing that worked for me that lasted more than a week took 2-3 months to produce a robust improvement. I felt well. n=1
As far as drugs often taking 4-8 weeks to work, well, things are the way they are. I am sorry. I'm sure so are the doctors who are treating desperately ill people. What is the motivation for so many neuroscientists and clinical investigators to invest so much money, time, and energy searching for better treatments? I don't think they feel any less disappointed in the current state of affairs as do you. I trust them. I gave up enough cerebrospinal fluid for medical science to pursue treatments that work better, faster, and with fewer side effects. If you are so indignant at the current state of psychiatry, help psychiatry out by taking experimental drugs and potent biological probes, being hooked up to EEGs every few days, giving pints of blood, collecting all urine over 24 hours periods, being forced to ingesting vomitous shakes devoid of specific amino-acids as your diet, going through several nights' total sleep deprivation, sleeping with EEG cups stuck to your head and face, subjecting yourself to P.E.T. scans while your head has been immobilized in a cast, having radioactive molecules coursing through your body, and consenting to multiple spinal taps. We could really use your help here.
By the way, you are right. I want my antidepressants to take 2 to 3 months to work. I wouldn't have it any other way!
>:-/
- Scott
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