Posted by Larry Hoover on May 9, 2006, at 15:30:55
In reply to Statistical question on SSRIs - Psychobabble says » Larry Hoover, posted by Squiggles on May 9, 2006, at 14:52:44
> And so there is no good reason NOT to sell SSRIs, nor does he propose that.
As far as I'm concerned, that's all there is to it.
These drugs have had harder scrutiny than any substances ever synthesized by man. You are at far greater risk every time you swallow an aspirin, but you do that without fear for your life. Put it all into context, and you'll see that there is no evidence to support further restrictions on these meds. Proper medical management of depression does not stop at prescription. I think doctors get that, now. They need to properly monitor and inform their patients, as elements of a standard of care that is evolving as we go.
> I am asking for a comparison because I am
> suggesting that in comparing drugs that have
> dangerous side effects, the one with the greatest
> safety margine (according to the most comprehensive studies), should take precedence
> over the inferior ones. Furthermore, the ones
> that do cause harm, should be not only restricted
> but taken off the market - heck we sure have
> enough of them to make that ecomomically feasible.I have no argument, there.
> As for the half-life of a drug goes, I guess what
> you are saying is that the pharmacology of it
> is that any drug will have an immediate effect
> regarless of its half-life?
>
> SquigglesIt's a property of only certain chemicals, certain selected chemicals, that we classify them as drugs. We call them that because they have physiological influences on us. Some act quickly. Some slowly. That is a unique property of each drug. Solubility. Half-life. Other properties of any drug. They are independent properties. Like the colour of the pill. There is no link between these properties.
Half-life affects dose and dose schedule, as I said. But those are medical management decisions based on a single and specific drug property, called half-life.
Lar
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