Posted by Althea8869 on February 29, 2004, at 10:48:59
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin Withdrawal » Althea8869, posted by Chairman_MAO on February 29, 2004, at 9:41:17
Chairman, I saw the same(similar) study results -ie on the comparison of psychotherapy vs. psychopharmacology and similarity in the PET scans of the brains of the patients. As I recall the AD they used was Serzone. I cant remember, but I'm not they were able to duplicate these results with other AD's. Needless to say, the best chances for remission occur with a combination of the two, that much we do know.
One of the most fascinating studies I ever read on the brain was a test to determine the efficacy of a new cancer drug. In it patients were either given this new drug or a placebo - all were told that the likelihood of hairloss with this med was very high. When the study was complete all but one of the patients given the med lost their hair, but the amazing thing was that 40-50% of those taking a placebo also lost their hair - only because they thought they were going to. Its a very powerful statement about either positive or negative thinking and their physiological consequences.
Anyway, as I mentioned in an earlier post, im going to err on the side of safety and taper, although given my short duration on this med, I will probably try to titrate down to zero in just over a week. If for no other reason than because I want to see if I will respond to a tricyclic. I've never responded to anything but effexor and I cant go back on that, so im going to push for clomipramine or Desipramine.
Thanks for the interesting tidbit on Rand, appreciate the trivia.
All the best.
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