Posted by Bill LL on September 14, 2004, at 8:36:54
In reply to where are the diagnostic tests?!!, posted by badhaircut on September 14, 2004, at 8:19:03
Your ranting is very true unfortunately. It's all trial and error at the present time.
> Just ranting.
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> If psych meds impact specific brain dysfunctions, where are the tests that identify which patients will respond to which meds? We've got DNA, EEG, MRI, PET, CSF, etc etc, *and* paper-&-pencil tests galore. Why doesn't the medical world have an idea which antidepressant will benefit which patient?
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> It's still guesswork guesswork guesswork. (You may have guessed I've been nonresponsive to ADs.)
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