Posted by undopaminergic on May 5, 2008, at 10:08:21
In reply to Re: Is amineptine (survector) totally extinct? » undopaminergic, posted by Sigismund on May 5, 2008, at 2:58:00
> >antidepressants with abuse potential are simply not politically correct
>
> That seems to be the rule, proved by the uneasy exception of Parnate.
>It's quite likely that "augmentation with stimulants" will already have been tried by the time Parnate is seriously considered, so I don't think counts as a real example of an addictive antidepressant.
> But why do you think that is so?
I don't have a good explanation. However, the availability of so many other antidepressants that are perceived as effective probably contributes. For contrast, in the case of ADHD, the stimulants are considered the gold standard.
> To discourage malingering?
Yes, but that still doesn't explain why depression is singled out - malingering is hardly more of an issue in depression than it is in the case of ADHD or chronic pain, for instance.
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