Posted by Scott on June 24, 2000, at 3:34:58
In reply to For those interested in Reboxtine or Adrafinil, posted by AndrewB on June 10, 2000, at 15:53:19
It is my obligation as a curious individual to ask you, basically, How are you so sure that Naphazoline is such an accurate "predictor" of response to Adrafinil (and I must assume Modafinil as well) and Reboxetine? It sounds like purely theoretical speculation. Though you do qualify your statements with an occasional "I think that..." or "I believe...," it seems to have been posted as advice to be consumed at face value.
Apparently, more than a few of those intrigued by your "findings" have hit the shelves of local drugstores in search of the correct dosage of Naphazoline to conduct their own home tests, presumably allowing their results to influence decisions to try painstakingly and extensively researched drugs such as Reboxetine, Adrafinil, and Modafinil.
Paxil is no perfectly reliable predictor for the success of Prozac or Zoloft in a given individual. Nor is Ativan such a tool for determining a person's response to Xanax.
So it certainly seems farfetched and simplistic to use eyedrops designed to clear redness in the eye to predict success of high-tech meds in treating those suffering from idiopathic hypersomnia, narcolepsy, or (!) depression.
I don't intend to sound harsh. The notion is intriguing and could indeed be an idea heading in the right direction. I just feel that you should have posted your opinion as just that rather than reporting it, if you will, as a new finding.
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