Posted by AndrewB on March 28, 2000, at 9:43:57
In reply to Re: Question for AndrewB...., posted by JohnL on March 27, 2000, at 16:54:59
> Andrew,
> I wonder if Bromocriptine works the same way as Mirapex?John,
Bromocriptine has been shown in studies to be a useful AD, having a similar efficacy to some other more standard ADs. In actual clinical practice, it is used normally only after numerous other ADs have failed, it certainly isn’t for everybody. Perhaps Mirapex will be found to be like bromocriptine and only have a very limited role in the treament of depression, time will tell. It would be interesting though to compare the antidepressant effects of the two meds. Just as these meds have interesting differences, perhaps their ability to treat depression also differs. One difference between the two is that Mirapex is better at treating Parkinsons. Bromocriptine is a D2 agonist with D1 receptor antagonist properties. Mirapex is a D2-D3 receptor agonist. I believe that Mirapex in general has fewer side effects.
AndrewB
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