Posted by sydney on January 30, 2003, at 12:09:21
In reply to Re: Neurontin, etc. P.S., posted by Alan on January 29, 2003, at 19:03:40
Alan, you are flat out wrong when you say that Neurontin has NEVER been shown to be effective for anxiety. Your cite to NPR says nothing of the sort. Your suggestion that we google it ourselves implies but does not actually constitute proof.
As I mentioned previously, Neurontin has been shown to be more effective than placebo in double-blind studies for the treatment of social anxiety order. See J Clin Psychiatry 2001;62 Suppl 1:50-3 Jefferson, JW; Madison Institute of Medicine, Inc., and the University of Wisconsin Medical School, USA.
In "Hyperhidrosis in social anxiety disorder" found in the DECEMBER 2002, Journal of Progressive
Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry; 26(7-8):1327-31, authors Davidson, Foa, Connor and Churchill report that Neurontin produced a measurable improvement over placebo vis-a-vis social anxiety.I'm not saying Neurontin is the be-all of drugs. I'm not saying that Neurontin should be a drug of first choice.
I especially agree with Not Exactly's call for reasonable skepticism and honest debate as to the costs and benefits of Neurontin and any other drug. But your repeated assertion that "There's no evidence Neurontin is systematically effective against anxiety" is patently false.
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