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Re: Amitriptyline is ok

Posted by KaraS on August 14, 2005, at 15:54:34

In reply to Re: Amitriptyline is ok » ed_uk, posted by darkhorse on August 14, 2005, at 12:05:42

> Hi ED :
>
> > I've always believed that amitriptyline was probably more effective. It's a much more potent serotonin and NE reuptake inhibitor than doxepin. It's a better established AD. It's probably more likely to cause tachycardia though........ but not much as desipramine.
>
> Me too. In my opinion Doxepin is a powerful anti-histamine medican, with very mild 5ht/ne uptake as a bonus!
> However I agree that Amit. is a potent NE/5ht,5ht2 antagonist,and anti- histaminic as a bonus!
> Yes, desipramine gave me the 2nd worst tachycardia ever (after the pro-aggression/depressive Sibutramine).
>


Yes, doxepin's anti-histamine effect has been great for me for a number of reasons.

I'm surprised that you're calling sibutramine "pro agression/depressive". I know of two people who have mentioned recently that they really want to try it as an AD (one of them being SLS).

k


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