Posted by Franz on December 12, 2010, at 21:54:52
In reply to Not sure if escitalopram (Lexapro) is working, posted by Franz on December 12, 2010, at 21:16:05
Thanks for the replies.
I had good expectations for escitalopram. I was also interested in what I read here by peter Kramer about AD:
http://www.doublex.com/section/health-science/real-depression-story?page=0,1Based on my own clinical observations, I suggested that certain antidepressants might make patients less socially anxious and more assertive. At the same time, I wrote that psychotherapy remained the most important intervention for minor depression. (Later, in Against Depression, I supported vigorous treatment, often including medication, for serious bouts of depression.)
If we look only at the two recent studies, we might draw puzzling conclusions about antidepressants. They help with acute severe depression. They help with chronic minor depression. And yet they do little for acute, isolated bouts of minor mood disorder. Still, overall, they make patients resilient in a general fashion having to do with personality traits.
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