Posted by sundown on November 16, 2004, at 17:46:10
In reply to TCAs, posted by anxiety_free on November 16, 2004, at 15:02:46
What is it about tricyclics that makes then better for treating depression and anhedonia than the SSRI's? I take it that tricyclics are serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (maybe I'm wrong) but I'm not sure about the role of norepinephrine. I read somewhere that it enhances the release of both dopamine and serotonin. Is it the dopamine release that provides the relief of anhedonia?
Patricia
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