Posted by linkadge on September 25, 2005, at 10:37:01
In reply to Re: linkadge what would you suggest for depression » Declan, posted by yxibow on September 25, 2005, at 1:08:35
>>Damage I do believe is a bit of a harsh statement.
I don't believe it is. Dammage is a binary thing. Either the drug has done dammage or it has not.
Yes the drug may have been around for 10 years, but are the tests of the drugs continuous?, or is it a series of 4 month studies that cannot show long term effects.>Even older medications like Mellaril have been >black boxed for their QT interval issues while >Geodon has been re-evaluated extensively with >nearly no danger in that realm.
I don't think we are checking enough. I don't think that the drug companies are required to check if a drug is corkscrewing serotonin receptors.
>Not to mention suicide.Yeah, how about a statistically significant increased risk of suicide. England banned all but prozac for treating kids.
>Neurons are neurons and untreated >neuropsychiatric disorders can also "destroy" >the brain in the same way as medication can.Actually in many paradigms the SSRI's do not protect against stress induced hippocampal morphology. Tianeptine and lithium do have a more protective effect.
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