Adam Zerner comments on Experiments as a Third Alternative

Adam Zerner 29 Oct 2023 2:21 UTC
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My expectation is that you will likely get a lot of information from trying the meds for 6 days; 6 weeks sounds like a very long experiment.
Oh, maybe. That’s how long my psychiatrist had me try SSRIs before checking in so I chose that duration as a guesstimate.
- evand 29 Oct 2023 3:56 UTC
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  Yep, those are extremely different drugs with very different effects. They do in fact take a while and the effects can be much more subtle.
  - Adam Zerner 29 Oct 2023 4:00 UTC
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    Gotcha. In retrospect that actually makes a lot of sense, since kids in school are known to take Adderall for a night of studying.
    - Zian 29 Oct 2023 8:11 UTC
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      If you’re looking for an experimental protocol, the ADHD MTA trial’s protocol looks pretty good.
      
      It is described at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10591283/ and explains in detail how the doctors decided when to try increasing the dosage. It supports evand’s assertion that improvement should be noticeable quickly.