Posted by Janelle on July 12, 2001, at 21:09:31
In reply to Re: PELLMELL: U genius! What's monoaminerginic mean? » Janelle, posted by pellmell on July 12, 2001, at 20:34:17
Pellmell,
WOW - thanks! Yes, what you wrote does clarify the matter (and I'm glad this board is archived so I can refer back to it, since I bet I'll need to).
I don't know how to do a thread within a thread, so I hope this gets out there and you see it!
Lucky you to be able to read, concentrate and understand a book like _Essential Psychopharmacology_ by Stephen M. Stahl.
In my current state, I can't read more than "junky" light magazines and do crossword puzzles (sometimes).
Now that I know what Monoamines are, I also finaly know what MAOI's really are! Heh! I never quite understood them versus SSRI's except that the two must NOT be mixed (taken together).
And I also was confused by what you said about how in one of your last posts wherein you sort of "misused" the monoaminergenic when you said "If that were all it took, monoaminergic drugs would take effect very quickly..." I understand it now, when you substituted "if that were the case, antidepressants would take effect very quickly," because some monoaminergic drugs (notably stimulants like Ritalin, which work on dopamine systems) *do* work right away. THANKS!
-Janelle
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