Posted by Dave001 on July 18, 2005, at 18:42:09
In reply to Re: Anyone helped by just 20mg/day of Cymbalta? » Dave001, posted by ed_uk on July 18, 2005, at 14:50:14
>> The double-blind studies create some doubt that the benefit from
>> such a dose is any greater than that of a sugar pill, however.
>
> Double blind studies are of no use in determining the dose which will
> be effective for any given individual. They are only useful inStudies wouldn't be of much use if that were the case. The advancement
of medicine (or any branch of science) is largely dependent upon the
repeatability of experimental conditions. Studies don't help us
appreciate idiosyncrasies, but in this case they do help us determine
the *probability* that an individual will respond to a given dose.> determining average/standard doses. We all respond to the same
> medication differently,Fortunately, that isn't the case. Otherwise, medicine wouldn't exist. :-)
> some people are much more sensitive to Cymbalta than others.
I'm not saying that it's not *possible* that so and so responded to only
5 mg of duloxetine; I'm saying that it's not *probable*. And we have no
way of knowing whether it's the medication or a placebo effect that is
responsible for the results.
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