Posted by zeugma on March 21, 2004, at 22:32:05
In reply to Re: Is any of this research on SSRIs really legit?, posted by snapper on March 21, 2004, at 20:38:17
I doubt there are any new 'wonder' drugs coming out with novel mechanisms anytime soon. So I think the biggest issue is with the wise use of the pharmacopia- and that means NOT reflexively using SSRI's as a cure-all for every case of depression that walks in the door. There are TCA's, MAOI's, stimulants, atypical AP's and others, and many many combinations of same. The older meds are actually more effective tools than SSRI's. If they were used more wisely the standard of care for serious depression would be far higher, and a lot of the mystery would be taken out of the process of prescribing meds. As it is, selection of AD's has a lot more to do with marketing than with the practice of serious medicine. This is an unqualified disaster for us all, and it's why so many of here have been driven to research our own conditions and to search for effective, rather than effectively marketed, treatments. I wish prozac had never become a household word.
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