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Popular autism drug proved ineffective - 9/5/2009 11:31:10 PM
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fiery
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Celexa wasn't even just ineffective, but could make things worse according to the study.
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But in the autism study, Celexa worked no better than dummy pills. In fact, compared with kids on placebo, those on Celexa were more than twice as likely to develop repetitive behaviors, as well as other side effects including sleep problems and hyperactivity.
Why did doctors prescribe it anyway when it wasn't an FDA approved treatment for autism?? There's a reason the FDA makes drug manufacturers go through all kinds of clinical trials to prove efficacy in different conditions. Do doctors think they know better than the FDA? I think egos got in the way here. Rather than admitting they were at a loss what to do, they prescribed their best guess.
Ridiculous. But then it's highly unlikely to be their own kids they're putting at risk, is it...
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