Posted by dr. dave on October 30, 2002, at 6:20:32
In reply to Lexapro doesn't work???, posted by bridgette on October 29, 2002, at 10:52:39
> any better than a placebo? Is that what the study says? But, don't they say that about all SSRI's. That they all have a placebo effect. I read that in a study that was in all the newspapers in July.
Different studies give you a range of different results, which shows you the dangers of seeing the result of a single trial as 'scientific proof' of anything. Some show greater efficacy, some don't. I think the truth is that Lexapro is more effective than placebo, particularly for more severe depression, but the increase in effectiveness over placebo is such that you can't detect it in some trials.
It's also worth remembering that these trials show averages for a big group of people, and that for an individual the benefit over placebo might be much bigger than the average difference. But then again, sometimes there will be zero advantage.
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