Posted by Cam W. on April 30, 2000, at 22:58:23
In reply to Shorter Trials with ADs, posted by AndrewB on April 30, 2000, at 19:33:32
Andrew - Cool, thanks for the info.
I do not think that antidepressant drug trials should be allowed to be published unless the run at least six months.
The drug companies counter by saying that this would cost too much and require too many guinea pigs (..er, a large patient base). Then they send 100 psychiatrists to Victoria for a week, then to Spain for a week, just to tell them the merits of their drug (guess I won't be lecturing for that company any time soon, now).
As for pindolol augmentation, my experience has been that it is less than adequate. If someone needs to have an AD work faster than 4 to 8 weeks, they need taking a low dose atypical antipsychotic.
Sorry for the rant - Cam W.
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