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[quote=Anonymous]I have worked with three different doctors/psychiatrists at different points in my life to address severe depression and/or anxiety. Each one made it clear that brain chemistry is complex and finding the right medical solution can be a frustrating and lengthy process of trial and error with lots of side effects along the way. Specific medications and dosages work for some people and not others.

I’m on a life changing SNRI currently, and it took almost a year to get to just the right point. I started with an SSRI, spent weeks at one dosage, weeks at a higher dosage, weeks tapering off to try an SNRI. Weeks at one dosage, weeks at a higher dosage, weeks at the current dosage until deciding that it was working well. Weeks more to get past all of the side effects. Only then was I at the point where I knew I was on the right medication for me.

A 15% success rate for just one category of psychiatric medication doesn’t sound alarming to me, especially given that many people are not going to tolerate the process necessary to find the right one at the right dosage.

Placebo effect doesn’t work for those of us with significant chemical imbalances. Good for those for whom it does.[/quote]

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