Never thought you'd hear that, did you?

but to get serious, Steve is a good example of a standard medication program and that could be why he is doing so well - i.e. no "stealth" MAO inhibitors.

Ann is a tougher guess, but one possibility is the "slow metabolizer" explanation that I mentioned in an earlier post. I forget the exact number but I think five percent of us have a system where a little DM goes a very long way.

So, if those guesses are right, then it would be sensible for someone who didn't want to tackle the "alternative" route to simply do like Steve.

And if someone has a body that doesn't get along with the DM might want to investigate things like green tea extract which offers some of the same protections/

I think there are several lessons here but the big one is that there really can be something important lying right under our noses for years. It is almost a textbook example and I find it encouraging. I nominate Steve for the Big Cheese prize to be shared with Robert, Ashley, Cara, Ann, etc etc