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	<title>Comments on: Clinical trials vs. anecdotal evidence</title>
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	<description>Bipolar Blast no more. Shedding the label.  Psychiatric drug withdrawal and recovery. Life without meds: a contemplation</description>
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		<title>By: Jim S</title>
		<link>http://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/clinical-trials-vs-anecdotal-evidence/#comment-4589</link>
		<dc:creator>Jim S</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am a scientist and a survivor of mental illness. Of course I believe in math and studies that include a control.  However, anecdotal evidence has its place.  It can lead to new treatments.  Many of our well known drugs originated as folk cures--people noticed that certain plants took away pain.  Today we use aspern which is found in many plants, especially willows.

If one follows the research, all of our antidepressants do only slightly better than sugar pills.  In some cases antidepressants do not do as good as a sugar pill--but these results are not published.  Much research that is good with a control has found that some things are as good as antidepresants--cognitive therapy and exercise for example.  If we embrace the scientific method we should offer patients everything that has been found useful--not just pills.  Exercise, even if it is just as good, has many, many health benefits.  You would think it would be the first thing to suggest to patients because it improves both mental and physical health.

Much of my recovery has been through listening to anecdotal evidence at self-help meetings.  At meetings, I hear from successful people what has worked.  Since it worked for them, I believe it has a good chance of working for me.  I say, try different methods and do what helps you.  We can all learn from each other.
Jim S</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a scientist and a survivor of mental illness. Of course I believe in math and studies that include a control.  However, anecdotal evidence has its place.  It can lead to new treatments.  Many of our well known drugs originated as folk cures&#8211;people noticed that certain plants took away pain.  Today we use aspern which is found in many plants, especially willows.</p>
<p>If one follows the research, all of our antidepressants do only slightly better than sugar pills.  In some cases antidepressants do not do as good as a sugar pill&#8211;but these results are not published.  Much research that is good with a control has found that some things are as good as antidepresants&#8211;cognitive therapy and exercise for example.  If we embrace the scientific method we should offer patients everything that has been found useful&#8211;not just pills.  Exercise, even if it is just as good, has many, many health benefits.  You would think it would be the first thing to suggest to patients because it improves both mental and physical health.</p>
<p>Much of my recovery has been through listening to anecdotal evidence at self-help meetings.  At meetings, I hear from successful people what has worked.  Since it worked for them, I believe it has a good chance of working for me.  I say, try different methods and do what helps you.  We can all learn from each other.<br />
Jim S</p>
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		<title>By: Truthman30</title>
		<link>http://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/clinical-trials-vs-anecdotal-evidence/#comment-139</link>
		<dc:creator>Truthman30</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 01:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey&lt;br/&gt;Great Blog&lt;br/&gt;I have  blog about Paxil/Seroxat&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;check it out.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;http://www.truthman30.wordpress.com&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;you will find a huge resource of information here about this dangerous and toxic medication...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey<br />Great Blog<br />I have  blog about Paxil/Seroxat</p>
<p>check it out.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.truthman30.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.truthman30.wordpress.com</a></p>
<p>you will find a huge resource of information here about this dangerous and toxic medication&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/clinical-trials-vs-anecdotal-evidence/#comment-132</link>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 19:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You go girl!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You go girl!</p>
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