Posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 19:28:34
In reply to Re: which of the TCA's are genotoxic ? » Meri-Tuuli, posted by linkadge on May 24, 2006, at 18:42:31
> Yeah, it scared me too. There were 6 TCA's included in the list and one SSRI (I think paxil) which seemed to be associated with higher risk of certain cancer.
I am trained in environmental toxicology. I think I have the background and experience to offer some guidance, here. I hope you also believe that.
The increased risk associated with these drugs is absolutely trivial. It is tiny. Hardly worth a mention. I do not consider it sufficient to change medical treatment in *any* respect, save trying those drugs with this risk last. Not excluding them from use. Why use them first, when choosing a drug is a crapshoot anyway? That's all that I would do differently.
The genotoxic effect of broccoli is far far stronger than what is described here. You heard me right.
There are things to worry about in life. And things to not worry about. I, Larry Hoover, place this issue in the second category.
Lar
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