Talk:Ondansetron

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Ondansetron has also been used as a treatment for the eating disorder Bulimia Nervosa (Faris et al., 2000). Results revealed that the ondansetron treated group was associated with a significantly greater decrease in binge eating followed by vomiting than the placebo group (Faris et al., 2000).

Reference: Faris, P., Kim, S., & Meller, W. (2000). Effect of decreasing afferent vagal activity with ondansetron on symptoms of bulimia nervosa: a double-blind trial. Lancet 355, (6), 792-797.

Is it approved? No. It is being used often? No. So let's leave it out. With ondansetron they're both bulimic and constipated. Woo. JFW | T@lk 07:25, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

I concur. No it is not approved and nor has been used often. My post merely serves to inform that ondansetron has been used as a treatment alternative for bulimia. That is it. Have you considered reading the article?

I have a fairly heavy reading routine, and decided to pass this one over. Is there anything you'd like me to comment on? JFW | T@lk 21:13, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Well, the point I am trying to make is this, despite the fact it has not been approved as treatment and or used often does not necessarily render it ineffective or not useful. This is why I am suggesting you at least read the work first before you say “NO NO NO”. Constipation is a small price to pay where bulimia is concerned.

No, no , no. You are confusing a scientific finding with notability. JFW | T@lk 09:39, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Morning Sickness

Why no mention of its use to treat morning sickness? It's becoming fairly common, from what I understand. I've heard OBs describe it as anything from "completely ineffective" to a "silver bullet". In the interest of NPOV, I'll not edit this article, but perhaps somebody who has seen a report on it's use for morning sickness can add something here. maybe this: [1] --W0lfie 14:30, 7 August 2006 (UTC)