Posted by KaraS on January 7, 2005, at 20:22:42
In reply to Re: *More Effexor Problems* to be continued........ » KaraS, posted by dancingstar on January 7, 2005, at 15:23:26
> You may very well be right about the link between these meds and thyroid problems but until you have hard data to back that up, I don't think it's fair for you to tell others with certainty that taking Effexor will cause them thyroid problems.
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> You are right, Kara. I shouldn't do that.
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> See the following at "endocrine system":
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> http://www.wyeth.com/content/ShowLabeling.asp?id=100
Yes, I read that. I believe that if someone gets diagnosed with something during a drug trial that it has to be put on the drug monograph - even if there is no direct evidence for the medication causing the problem. Any symptom that anyone complains of is supposed to be included in the monograph as well. I wouldn't be surprised if all of the other SSRIs mention that as well. I wish there were more studies that followed people for several years and got more info than what we get from the relatively short-term trials.That said, I think that all of the pscyhotropic drugs carry some risk... but suicide is a severe risk as well. I would like more open and truthful information provided by the drug companies so that we can all make more informed cost/benefit analyses for ourselves about these medications.
K
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