
Episode 309: I Need Weed And Speed
TrueAnon
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The Inefficacy of SSRIs
I was shocked to find that they SSRIs don't really work as good as they're presented. It's generally thought now that in roughly two thirds of cases, people would have improved on a placebo alone. I do think to sort of like, you know, forecast to our later discussion about psychedelics that the psychedelic renaissance really will replace a lot of the SSRIs. But yeah, it's not that effective. They also have pretty intense side effects for a lot of people. You only need two studies proving the efficacy of the drugs in improving people's conditions. So it does speak to the flawed nature of the randomized clinical trial.
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