Posted by WeeWilly on April 2, 2005, at 12:49:04
In reply to Re: Vagus Nerve Stimulation Anyone?, posted by Spriggy on April 2, 2005, at 11:49:21
For depression the effecacy of VNS appears to be meager. In my opinion the money and effort put into this treatment was poorly spent. I recall reading a book " The pinball effect" which describes the history of discovery as random hits and misses. VNS technology seems so crude. Every process in us is biochemical. You would think we now have the diagnostic tools available to decipher how this biochemistry functions, instead of blindly throwing electicity or antideppressent chems at us without knowing what the mode of action is. I am just astonished how primitive the treatments and understanding of mood disorder are to date. One can only hope we will emerge from this medical dark age soon.
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