Posted by Elizabeth on March 9, 1999, at 23:27:07
In reply to Re: positive amoxapine experience, posted by jim on March 9, 1999, at 4:50:16
Amoxapine isn't a dopamine *reuptake inhibitor*; it's a dopamine *antagonist*. That's what "blocks dopamine" means.
MAOIs don't "block dopamine." They increase the amount of dopamine available by inhibiting its metabolism.
I took amoxapine for 2 weeks or so, along with Parnate. It made me crave sugar to a point where I was really unfomfortable (must be what drug addicts feel like, I think), so I stopped. No other bad side effets, though, and no interaction with the Parnate.
-elizabeth
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