Posted by Ilene on February 1, 2004, at 6:58:54
In reply to Re: WAIT before deciding on a MAOI!!!, posted by bipolarspectrum on February 1, 2004, at 2:26:57
> > Unfortunately, selegiline gets points for being "better than placebo" but not much more.
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> > I.
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> 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!!If there was some way to know that I was one of the few people who was going to benefit I would try it. As it is, I am severely depressed and I've gone through over a dozen drugs. Waiting for a drug to work (or not) is just agony. I want one that has the best chance of working.
I.
poster:Ilene
thread:307665
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