Posted by zeugma on April 18, 2005, at 19:39:00
In reply to Re: What is the status of this drug ?? » zeugma, posted by scatterbrained on April 18, 2005, at 19:20:08
> ZEUGMA said..."the reconceptualization of GAD as a species of bipolar is another instance of psychiatry marching rapidly backwards. Since the azapirones, unlike the AC's, have proven, if modest, efficacy in depression, they are unlikely to be used for anxiety if this symptom is viewed as a manifestation of bipolarity. I agree that GAD is a dubious category, but I think that subsuming it under bipolarity compounds whatever error brought it into the DSM in the first place."
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> From my understanding, GAD is also increasingly being understood as a manifestation of depression not just bipolar. So, it doesn't make any sense why a drug like gepirone, which is sort of like a more potent version of buspar but with antidepressant properties(overly simplefied i know), would not be embraced by psychiatry for conditions such as atypical depression, PTSD(which apparently unlike GAD, is considered it's own entity), and especially augmentation for treatment resistent depression.
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> With an increasing number of "cocktails" being used for psychiatric conditions, and buspar considered a first line treatment for antidepressant augmentation,as well as a treatment for SSRI induced anorgasmia, it just boggles my mind why something more potent and in that same family or drugs would be just cast aside and forgotten. >>you are not the only one whose mind is boggled:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040621/msgs/360253.html
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