Posted by Adam on July 29, 1999, at 17:27:33
In reply to Re: Question for Elizabeth - wrong person!, posted by Elizabeth on July 23, 1999, at 0:05:11
I just started the selegiline study today at McLean
hospital (actually, I was screened earlier and just
got my first selegiline patch today). It's tough
to say much about this since it's so new. I have
no clue if I'm on the actual drug or a placebo. I
thought I felt a little funny this morning a couple
hours after I put the patch on, but you know how
these things are. The mind can play little tricks
on you, so it's best not to speculate. For those
curious about the study at McLean (in Belmont, MA,
not far from Boston), there is an 8-week period
where you have a 33.3% chance of getting either of
two doses of selegiline or a placebo. Then after
this period, everybody gets a selegiline patch for
six months. One really beautiful thing about this
study is that I can continue with the CBT that I've
been doing, and that I feel is an essential part of
my getting better. Many studies do not allow one
to continue psychotherapy while in a drug trial.I'm hoping this helps me. Selegiline seems to have
some interesting properties that could be really
nice. Then again it might not work at all. We'll
see.
poster:Adam
thread:5905
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