Posted by Elizabeth on April 16, 2002, at 23:17:29
In reply to Marketing Hype and Specificity of Drug Treatments » alan, posted by fachad on April 15, 2002, at 15:59:21
> I don't know what was in the post, but sleep studies have been done, and SSRIs have been shown to invariably cause severe disruption of the sleep architecture. The makers of Serzone and Remeron funded the studies, and SSRIs were used as "controls" i.e., it was a setup to make their drugs look good because they already knew how badly SSRIs would perform on the sleep architecture parameters.
Well, the effects of SSRIs on sleep architecture have been observed in studies that *weren't* funded by the makers of Serzone or Remeron, too!
> I'm somewhat skeptical about the validity of DSM-IV diagnosis.
You too, eh? :-]
> Yes, and they have to PAY more for those less effective SSRIs, too. And depression patients go on from one ineffective, side effect laden AD to another, without trying stimulants, unless there is some indication of ADHD, or without trying benzos, unless there is evidence of GAD, or whatever...
I think in both of these cases, the fact that SSRIs aren't controlled substances has a lot to do with it. Even when there are some symptoms that might suggest that stimulants or benzos would be worth a try after SSRIs fail, most pdocs would probably prefer to prescribe anticonvulsants and antipsychotics.
> Well, this has turned into another rant. I just need to do that once in awhile.
I can identify with that.
-elizabeth
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