Posted by linkadge on August 15, 2005, at 17:31:26
In reply to Re: Citalopram vs escitalopram » ed_uk, posted by ed_uk on August 15, 2005, at 6:22:25
Interesting. The article said that citalopram desensitiezed the 5-ht1a autoreceptor. A study I read about clomipramine said it desensitized the 5-ht1b autoreceptor, but not the 1a autoreceptors prshaps a TCA SSRI combination would lead to a greater facilitation of serotonergic neurotransmission.
See:
http://www.hadassah.org.il/Atarim/biopsych/abstracts/3.html
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