Posted by jealibeanz on April 24, 2007, at 5:19:59
In reply to Re: Do any of your doctors have an opinion? » notfred, posted by jealibeanz on April 24, 2007, at 5:17:44
Here's something else from the article:
"Two medications already marketed for other indications are awaiting FDA approval for the treatment of anxiety disorders. The phase 3 pipeline holds several drugs indicated for depression and/or anxiety disorders (several drugs are under study for both). These drugs could reach pharmacy shelves by 2008."
OK, I know this was written a year ago, but what drugs are they referring to? And 2008? I won't hold my breath!
Even though depression is being widely recognized in this country, and is reflected in the efforts to make new AD's, this isn't the case with anxiety. It's sort of the disorder that's pushed under the rug with depression, when, in fact, they do not at all share the same symptoms. They're commonly seen as comorbidities, which is why they're thought of as one in the same. If you look at depression screenings, many often throw anxiety symptoms in with the others. It would be helpful if they were looking upon and treated as two separate conditions, not anxiety/depression. Jeez!
They point this out in the article:
<The anxiety pipeline, she said, contains "only a few novel compounds.">
OK, I'm glad this didn't happen:
<In 2003 Pfizer submitted a new drug application (NDA) for pregabalin (Lyrica) for the treatment of GAD; however, in September 2004 the FDA deemed that application "not approvable.">
That probably woulda been the current benzo replacement!
Am I the only one who is skeptical about the "triple reuptake inhibitors"? We already have drugs that inhibit the reuptake of SE, NE, and DA... currently not all at significant levels in one drug, but we have drugs that work on 2 at the same time... and people do combine drugs to target all 3. I don't see this as a breakthrough and I can't imagine why they're being said to have fewer side effects than current AD's. If anything, I'd think there would be more.
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