Posted by Jost on September 24, 2006, at 20:51:20
In reply to Re: Can't Take it AnyMore !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Help!! » blueberry, posted by SLS on September 24, 2006, at 20:04:21
The following site has a summary of the most recent papers from STAR*D.
In one study, particpants who'd failed in trials of three prior ADs were given Parnate or a combination of venlafaxine and mirtazapine. The results weren't encouraging-- the responses (I assume remission rates) were 7% for Parnate, 14% for the combination, the differences not considered statistically significant. However, improvement on the scale they use was greater for the combination (about 25%) than Parnate (quite low, can't remember, could have been 4%).
They published several papers, but overall, apparently, non-responders don't do well after earlier rounds of the study.
http://69.41.173.145/ww/www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/antidepressants.htmlJost
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