Posted by DSCH on December 29, 2003, at 15:58:16
In reply to Re: drugs that effect norepinephrine and dopamine??, posted by SLS on December 29, 2003, at 13:16:34
> > are these similar to the drugs i mentioned at all? i am not familiar with them.
> > thx
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> The drugs that Utopia mentioned, the MAOIs, are proven medications that are worth taking a look at first. The ones that I mentioned are more like Effexor. Sibutramine (Meridia) and mazindol (Mazinor, Sanorex) are both medications that were approved as anti-obesity drugs but that were originally developed as antidepressants.
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> - ScottSepracor is in Phase II with a metabolite of R-sibutramine, but is stalled for funding. It is supposed to be a reuptake inhibitor of serotonin, norepinepherine, and dopamine.
DOV has two triple-action RIs in the works too.
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