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Posted by conundrum on May 17, 2010, at 17:18:46
Sometimes I think if I read enough peoples reaction to a drug or study their pharmacology enough I can predict how we will react to the drug. Well I recently read about someones experience with desipramine and lexapro and it changed my mind.
The long and short of it,(no pun intended) is that Lexapro helped this poster's IBS with diarrhea and didn't cause sexual dysfuntion, but desipramine did not help with IBS(even though it is indicated for IBS) and caused sexual dysfunction. For me this just showed how much variability there is. Lexapro gave me loose stools and sexual dysfunction even at the lowest dose. This person's reaction was the exact opposite of mine. It just goes to show you really have to do the trials and try the drugs. Other peoples experiences are often of limited help. The one area I think reading about other peoples experiences can help is finding new treatment options that you may not know about yet, but you will never know how you will respond until you try it.
Posted by Phillipa on May 17, 2010, at 17:51:03
In reply to Everything we know is wrong, posted by conundrum on May 17, 2010, at 17:18:46
We are all different with different variables. Phillipa
Posted by glydin2010 on May 19, 2010, at 7:05:28
In reply to Everything we know is wrong, posted by conundrum on May 17, 2010, at 17:18:46
> Other peoples experiences are often of limited help. >
~~~ Here, here... I am bothered when I read a poster's reaction of: "Glad I never tried that" or "Glad I didn't take more than a few days of that".
The rub of long-term use of these types of boards is loss of objectivity, critical thinking and discernment. Putting "givens" on things that have no "given" and assuming absolutes in each and every situation for each and every person. It doesn't happen with a huge number of posters but is a risk. I am begining to believe THAT trait can be a pathology in and of itself. It has happened on this board, IMO.
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