Posted by Cam W. on April 1, 2000, at 1:49:55
In reply to Effexor XR for GAD?, posted by David on April 1, 2000, at 0:33:26
David - I have not personally seen any articles on Effexor for GAD, but talking to a couple of pdocs, it seems that Effexor was compared to Buspar and Paxil (I think) in different studies. The articles (or at least their abstracts) probably can be fould through PubMed, Grateful Med or Medline.I think comparing Effexor to Buspar is equivalent to comparing an M-16 to a BB gun, but hey, it got the drug approved for GAD. Sometimes it seem that government workers - FDA &/or Health Canada - are too overworked and underpaid. They may also lack the clinical experience with medications, relying too heavily on published documents to base their decisions.
After saying all that, Effexor in very low doses (eg 37.5mg/day) does seem to work in some forms of GAD. Hope this helps - Cam W.
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