Posted by Racer on December 9, 2007, at 13:53:17
In reply to Re: I agree with much you wrote, posted by linkadge on December 9, 2007, at 11:33:38
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> The fact that it has "worked" for people doesn't mean that it actually does anything. Placebo response to psychiatric drugs is very high, so when I see that the majority of lamotrigine clinical trials fail to show any statistical significance I start to wonder.
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> LinkadgeFirst of all, I wonder what criteria is being used to "prove" that "Placebo response to psychiatric drugs is very high?" I won't waste my energy asking for citations for that statement. I'll only state that I am skeptical, and that the criteria used to assess any response will necessarily affect the outcome of any study.
So, when you state that "the majority of lamotrigine clinical trials fail to show any statistical significance," I would ask for details of study design, and how that design might influence outcome.
Your posts seem very negative about medication efficacy. I wonder, then, why you continue to take medications, if you are so pessimistic regarding their use?
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