Posted by freedom2001 on November 3, 2002, at 23:13:16
New hope for 3 million Americans
Sept 2002
UC has received a U.S. patent to use the painkiller tramadol to treat obsessive/compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders i.e. eating disorders, Tourette syndrome. "In some patients, tramadol can...decrease symptoms within 30 minutes to an hour," according to Dr. Nathan Shapira, former UC department of psychiatry resident. "Traditional drugs...have to be taken at least 8-12 weeks before any response is apparent." Approximately 3.3 million Americans suffer from OCD. In clinical trials with tramadol, Dr. Shapira, now assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Florida, said, "All the patients we have studied have had anywhere from 25-65 percent relief from their symptoms." PR Newswire, July 9, 2002; NewsRx.com, Aug. 19, 2002
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