Lexapro for Hot Flashes – Medical Victimization or a Joke? by Jeffrey Dach MD A JAMA study by Ellen W Freeman shows that Lexapro is “marginally” more effective than placebo for Hot Flashes. This is laughable, and surely you must be joking? The authors received money from Forest labs, the makers of Lexapro for a “seeding study”. This is a form […]
SSRI Antidepressants No Better Than Placebo Says JAMA
SSRI Antidepressants No Better Than Placebo Says JAMA by Jeffrey Dach MD A study published in JAMA Jan 5, 2010 reported that SSRI antidepressants are no better than placebo for most cases of depression. The authors reviewed 30 years of data and concluded that “the benefit of antidepressant medication compared with placebo may be minimal […]
Stop Vitamin D, Are You Joking ?
Don’t Take Vitamin D Says New Study by Jeffrey Dach MD A study proclaiming Vitamin D is useless and you should just stop taking it was published in Lancet this week and “went viral”. The news story was picked up and amplified by the media Here it is: “The take-away message is that there is […]
Get Off SSRI Drugs and Overcome Depression Naturally
Get Off SSRI Drugs and Overcome Depression Naturally by Jeffrey Dach MD A Young Woman with Depression and PMS Gets Off SSRI Drugs,and Reclaims Her Life, a Case Report...to Read More
FDA Approval for Paxil for Hot Flashes A Cruel Joke ?
SSRI Antidepressants for Menopausal Hot Flashes. Surely You Must Be Joking ? This article is part two of a series. For part one, click here. Instead of using hormone replacement as a treatment for menopausal hot flashes, mainstream medicine docs will sometimes prescribe SSRI antidepressants off-label.(22-26) SSRI Antidepressant Drug Off-Label Use for Hot Flashes (24) […]