Posted by jay on June 9, 2003, at 12:28:22
In reply to Re: Canadian article on the good, bad, and ugly of med, posted by stjames on June 8, 2003, at 22:58:57
> . But the earliest pills developed in the 1950s ......could be highly toxic.
>
> Statements like these prove to me the popular press never seems to get things right. TCA's are only highly toxic if taken in over dose. So is almost everything else, even water. While I agree
> it is a true statement, that TCA's can be toxic,
> this statement requires qualification.
>
> I would of prefered "Are toxic in overdose and could be used in attempts to take ones life"
>Yes..very true indeed...and it also undermines how good TCA's can still work, sometimes far beating out many of the newer medications.
Jay
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