Posted by KarenB on April 9, 2001, at 16:09:26
In reply to Re: The Truth About Effexor, posted by SalArmy4me on April 9, 2001, at 12:36:20
> Why not trust the FDA? They have done a great deal of good for sufferers of mood-disorders in just the last 10 years, by bringing out: Celexa, Depakote _ER_, Effexor XR, Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, REMERON, Serzone, Neurontin, LAMICTAL, Topamax, Risperdal, ZYPREXA, SEROQUEL, Geodon, Provigil, Ambien, and Sonata.
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> {And they have done wonders for sufferers of AIDS by speeding antiretroviral drugs onto the market before people die needlessly.}SalArmy,
I don't see the FDA as the ones responsible for "bringing out" the drugs you mention, only for allowing them to be marketed in our country. The "bringing out," I credit to the pharmaceutical companies involved. It's just my perspective.
Maybe I was spoiled by living 5 years in a third world country (for reasons you would understand). I self medicated for the most part and did a pretty fine job, because virtually everything was available over the counter - mostly European drugs that have been tried and true for literally decades -- yet NOT approved by our FDA.
WHY NOT??
Respectfully...
Karen
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