Posted by Jerrympls on February 28, 2002, at 18:34:03
In reply to Re: Could you tell us your experience, posted by Ponder on February 28, 2002, at 14:00:43
That's what I have been hearing/reading - almost exactly as you stated below. And as I still can't go into detail - I will say this: For me it hasn't been a cure and at first I was spiraliing downward but then slowly...slowly....slowly.......the sun started to peak out......mind you it's still pretty overcast....but hope is alive and well.
I think I have posted my email address....yes...yes I have. ;-)
> I think Cyberonics is being straight when they say they had a failed study vs. a failed therapy. It is entirely possible that too few people were receiving therapeutic levels of stimulation. Why? They did not want to exceed levels that were comfortable for the patient, so initially many folks were at low settings. As the study progressed, however, they discovered there were other stimulation parameters that could be adjusted to increase the tolerability, allowing the stimulation levels to be comfortably increased. At that point, I think many more participants had their stim. levels moved up to therapeutic levels and began to respond to treatment. Would that be your take on it, Jerry?
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