Posted by BobS. on February 21, 2002, at 18:41:56
In reply to Re: What antidepressant best for GAD/PANIC/SOCIALPHOBI » BobS., posted by jay on February 21, 2002, at 15:45:08
> > Jay,
> > If you are only dealing with anxiety disorders, and I have them all, then I suggest either Xanax or Klonopin. I take Xanax. Forget any variant of SSRI, TCA, etc. It's only a matter of time until the SSRI bubble bursts as an anxiety treatment. I work in the field of Clinical Trials and can assure you that the SSRI studies were probably rigged to sell drugs to the anxiety market. See "THE CONSTANT GARDENER" by John LeCarre.
> > Good Luck
>
> Thanks for your comments, and is this book by Lecarre widely available? I agree with you 100 percent, and I am actually considering starting up a website to prmote benzo use and educate people about them. Are you, or anybody else interested in this?
>
> Thanks...
>
> James
I'd be interested in anything that would give me back the 10 years I wasted on SSRIs, and more importantly help others avoid the crap. What I would like to get together is a group of interested people who have the time and interest to pursue the drug companies, FDA, etc. through the legal or quasi-legal process. For example, using the Freedom of Information Act to get at the NDAa submitted to the FDA by GSK for Paxil. I would be tireless and relentless in that kind of endeavor. Also, I believe it's the only way we anxiety sufferers can move science forward. Right now it's stuck, and I have two teenagers who will need anxiety help as they go through life. Unfortunately, I haven't a clue where to begin. There is the Paxil class action underway right now, but that effort is not attempting to achieve the "lofty" goals I mentioned above. Let me know if you have any ideas....
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