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by funnym0nk3y 480 days ago
Although everything seems to be researched thoroughly there are many mistakes. Mistakes that are pretty basic (like Venlafaxine having it's origin in an amphetamin instead of tramadol) and lead me to the assumption of sloppy work. In addition study results are stated as facts whereas reproducibility is very poor in psychiatry.

In addition microdosing escitalopram at like 2,5mg/d seems like it is mostly placebo. When introducing a drug there are dose response studies done, that determined that ESC needs 10mg for most people to be effective against depression. Same with 2,5% of the starter selegiline dose.

I think the texts of this author need to be viewed with much caution.