Posted by Dan Perkins on December 11, 2004, at 7:35:27
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin - what's the beef, sir?, posted by sailor on December 10, 2004, at 23:27:52
> Does anyone out there share my suspicion that thoughtful analysis of large numbers of "anecdotal reports" may be more valuable than the current "scientific theories" about what's wrong with us and what will help?
First of all, I really agree with the idea that a collection of "anecdotal reports" is more valuable than the scientific theories (and the studies that back them up) about what is wrong with us and what will help. This is pretty much how I research any drug that I am considering, but surveying what others who have taken them think of them.
I use websites like this one and remedyfind.com and askapatient.com to see how well patients are doing on different meds - not well more often than not. I just don't trust what doctors have to say, they more often than not have learned everything they know about a particular drug from the pharmaceutical sales rep who visits their offices and dishes out free samples like the low level drug pushers that they are.
As far as the Wellbutrin, your experience is refreshing my memory about how I did on the drug. I think I improved at first (and pretty quickly at that) but then my mood sank. I tried to regain the original high by adding Lexapro, but that only worked for a time then gave out as well.
thanks
poster:Dan Perkins
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