Posted by SLS on September 6, 2001, at 8:16:45
In reply to Moclobemide: Weak?, posted by SalArmy4me on September 6, 2001, at 2:49:40
Dear Sal,
Moclobemide pretty much well sucks.
As far as double blind etc. studies are concerned, every antidepressant ever tested seems to be as effective as the reference drugs imipramine or fluoxetine. This is, of course, not true.
It is often difficult to glean from medical literature what is accurate and what is not. It takes a good bit of reading, listening, and viewing. It also takes enough of an education, whatever that may be, to reasonably consider the information appropriated by this research.
Many of the papers you'll find on Medline and appearing in peer-reviewed journals are simply reviews of the literature, sometimes using Medline as the source of its information. In other words, it takes experts to review the work of other experts (and non-experts). These Ph.D.s and M.D.s devote more than just a few minutes cutting-and-pasting stuff found on the Internet.
Moclobemide pretty much well sucks.
That being said, I am sure there are plenty of people in the world for whom it is a miracle drug, and I would never want to see moclobemide withdrawn from the market. It has its place.
- Scott
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