Posted by bipolarspectrum on February 1, 2004, at 2:26:57
In reply to Re: WAIT before deciding on a MAOI!!! » bipolarspectrum, posted by Ilene on January 31, 2004, at 21:45:47
> > Hi,
> > My advice is to WAIT!! A brand-new MAOI may (I stress may) be approved by the FDA tomorrow (Feb.1)!!! This is the transdermal selegiline patch and provides (supposedly) much of the anti-depressant benefits WITHOUT the dietary restrictions!!
> > However, you may have to wait a couple weeks for the company to distribute the product, although I believe it won't take long as they will want to take advantage of the hype surrounding a new anti-depressant release!
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> Unfortunately, selegiline gets points for being "better than placebo" but not much more.
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> I.Ilene,
Your comment about transdermal selegiline contains, in my opinion, a common fallacy... Often we, as follows of the psychopharm industry, forget that the studies comment upon how a drug affects a large group of people, while saying nothing about how a drug affects an individual!
For example, the study that u base your opinion of the selegiline patch upon says that in over 100 people, the patch was 'only' a little better than placebo.. However, I have heard more than one testimony from individual subjects in the study who loved the patch!!
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