Posted by Annie on July 29, 1999, at 21:22:36
In reply to Study, posted by Adam on July 29, 1999, at 17:27:33
Adam,
What doses are the patches in the study?
Thanks, Annie
> 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:Annie
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