Posted by maximum-doser on January 1, 2004, at 18:53:24
In reply to Re: What is so special about cymbalta?, posted by jack smith on December 18, 2003, at 0:45:25
Scott is 100% correct. There is always room for improvement. I've been on anti-depressants since 1985, and have seen tremendous and successive improvements with newer drugs. The manufacturers have done a great job of increasing the efficacy of these drugs, while simultaneously reducing their side-effects.
From my personal experience, Celexa was an improvement over Prozac, and Lexapro was a HUGE improvement over Celexa. Lexapro is not only more effective, I no longer suffer from erectile dysfunction, and that is despite my taking 16 (sixteen) 20 (twenty) milligram tablets per day (a total of 320 mg)!!!
I still don't have total remission, though, which is why I'm always looking forward to trying the latest FDA-approved anti-depressants.
I would venture to say that much of the negativity on this board is from those who have not yet reached full remission. Negativity is a natural component of depression.
Bill
Encino, CA
> Scott hit the nail on the head. Everytime something new comes out there are some people that are going to get better when everything else failed. More options is better. PERIOD.
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> > I want something that is both safe and effective for ME. If duloxetine only helps 25% of people, and I am one of them, that's reason enough for me to want it approved. I don't know why anyone would want to prevent any new drug to be approved unless doing so somehow impacts negatively the development of still newer drugs.
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