Posted by LostBoyinNCBecksDark on November 8, 2007, at 23:17:27
In reply to Re: NIMH study...antidepressants work only 30% of, posted by FredPotter on October 30, 2007, at 14:59:53
> I think total remission in 30% is very good actually. About in line with most drugs I would have thought
If drug success rates for high blood pressure was only 30%, it wouldn't be tolerated by society. A 30% remission rate for a debilitating illness like major depression is a poor remission rate that leaves huge room for improvement.
I remember years ago, right before Lexapro was marketed, there was a Forest drug rep that posted here. His name was "Pharmrep." You can do a searc for him here on this site and see the stuff he said about Lexapro. He came here bragging how great Lexapro was, blah blah blah. I and a few others on here knew he was FOS and called him on it. Of course, Dr. Bob doesnt tolerated opinions on this site and I along with several others, were booted.
Several years after "Pharmrep" posted here, NIMH conducted the STAR*D clinical trial and it was quickly found out that Celexa...a drug basically identical to Lexapro...had a remission rate of only 1/3. Only 1 out of 3 people who took Celexa for major depression remitted.
That Forest Lexapro drug rep was FOS and these drug companies way overstate the effectiveness of most of these psychiatry meds.
Eric
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