Posted by Ritch on March 31, 2002, at 21:39:45
In reply to Re: New SSRI Lexapro...its Howdy Doody time, posted by OldSchool on March 31, 2002, at 20:08:32
> The FDA approves Lexapro but wont approve the MAOI patch. What a bunch of shit. How typical...if it works they dont approve it. Im not coming down on anyone who likes Lexapro, Im just a tad cynical how the FDA has no problem approving an updated SSRI but wont approve really new, revolutionary antidepressant stuff like this MAOI patch. It really is bullshit.
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> Old SchoolYou have some very valid points. Pdocs are writing "off-label" anti-convulsants all the time for bipolar. Well....when it comes to life-threatening treatment-resistant seizures I think new AED's get a fairly consistent "green light" to the market, whereas "experimental" antidepressants for equally life-threatening depressive illness are probably way over-scrutinized. I think they could err more towards getting new meds on the market and not be so overly cautious. Let pdocs/patients weigh the risks/benefits.
Mitch
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