Posted by linkadge on May 1, 2006, at 19:33:37
In reply to Re: Animal models of psychiatric illness » ed_uk, posted by zeugma on May 1, 2006, at 16:55:07
I don't know. I personally think that SSRI's are so widespread and commonplace simply due to the fact that they're basically serentics. Nobody is going to object to a class of drugs that shuts people up. Its basically "SOMA" or whatever from Brave New World.
A lot of depressed people respond quickly to things like stimulants. Granted the effect is short lived. I don't know, SSRI's never really gave me much of a desire to live.
I think we need to do more to get people "actually feeling better", be more agressive.
I have a hunch that there are probably a number of extrordinarily effective agents that were dismissed because of potential for abuse.Linkadge
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