Posted by Shawn. T. on April 18, 2003, at 15:38:19
In reply to Re: Please help with my list of promising future drugs » Shawn. T., posted by BrittPark on April 18, 2003, at 1:37:49
I should make it clear that I'm somewhat biased against opioids as a treatment option for large numbers of people near the latter years of this decade. With regards to the current situation, I agree that they are reasonable treatment options. I would like to see more information on the combination of drugs that you speak of; without knowing more, I don't feel that I can make a reliable judgment of their usefulness in the competitive market of the future. The side effects of opioids are clearly part of my bias. I'm aware that an opioid that doesn't induce tolerance may be devoid of certain side effects like potential neurotoxic effects, but I'd really like to see reports of in vivo neurological and cognitive studies on the combination of opioids. Basically my view on this topic is that I can't compare/contrast the opioid agonist/antagonist combination to the other drugs on my list. I'm not arguing that no one should take opioids to treat depression; I just feel like I cannot make a well informed decision to include them.
Shawn
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