Posted by Sad Panda on May 4, 2004, at 13:05:44
In reply to Re: which plan sounds more reasonable, posted by Keith Talent on May 3, 2004, at 6:11:31
> Why are you taking nortriptyline if you're taking atomoxetine (Strattera)? They both work by blocking the noradrenaline transporter, only atomoxetine is more potent. Do you need the histamine-1 antagonistic effect of nortriptyline for sleep? You'd be better off taking Ambien or triazolam (Halcion) for sleep.
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>Do you think Benzo style drugs are the way to go for sleep?
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> By the way, clomipramine (and its metabolite desmethylclomipramine) kick nortriptyline's and atomoxetine's butts re noradrenaline reuptake inhibition.
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>Actually desmethyl-clomipramine, nortriptyline, & desipramine are all similar in strength as NRI's, they differ in a similar way to their parent drugs.
Cheers,
Panda.
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