Posted by desolationrower on April 30, 2011, at 3:27:30
In reply to Re: Stahl » TriedEveryMedication, posted by SLS on April 28, 2011, at 4:43:09
I sort of agree, in that while one does know (mostly) what receptors a drug acts upon, you don't know what neutransmitters or circuits are wierd in your head. But, studies obscure quite a lot too. THey have various clinical methodologies, various scales for measuring change, different populations they are recruiting from, etc.
Maybe its just my values, but i think willingness to disregard tradition is useful, and afaict the main way of choosing a drug psychiatrists use is either 'pick one out of a hat' or decide one is 'good' because you noticed a better response rate, damn blinding or placebo.
-d/r
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