Posted by Shawn. T. on March 9, 2003, at 20:32:24
In reply to Psychiatric Drugs Chart - now includes half-life, posted by SLS on March 9, 2003, at 10:52:06
I appreciate all of the time that you seem to have spent on this page. I strongly suggest that you consider adding references. I think that it is unfair for the researchers who have uncovered drug mechanisms to not receive credit for their work. In addition, visitors to the page have no means of confirming all of the information unless they spend a great deal of time doing research; this should not be necessary. I find several of your descriptions to be inaccurate. You've left out a very large amount of important information and included several mechanisms that are indirect. Would it be fair for me to describe a drug like Celexa as one that works by desensitizing 5-HT1A receptors? That may be a true fact, but does that really tell me anything about how Celexa actually works? A plus sign tells me nothing about how much of a certain drug is actually necessary to induce a response at a receptor; I should not have to guess what your interpretation might be. How am I to interpret your information on half-lifes? Is this data from rats or humans; what was the average age of the subjects studied? I'm not mocking your efforts; I'm simply suggesting that you need to properly reference and more thoroughly research your information. People unfamiliar with drug mechanisms are likely to accept your comments without reservation; you need to take this into account and provide a more accountable resource.
Shawn
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