Posted by yxibow on January 19, 2006, at 0:22:16
In reply to Re: OTC SSNRI, posted by djmmm on January 18, 2006, at 21:39:28
> > Zeugma chlor-metron? I think I've heard of it before. Is it sold under any other name? Fondly, Phillipa
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> It's just plain old Chlor-Trimeton (Schering-Plough HealthCare Products)
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> http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682543.html
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> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=14684260&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum
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> note the following in some of the monographs I have read: "Do not take chlorpheniramine if you have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) in the last 14 days. A very dangerous drug interaction could occur, leading to serious side effects."That's because of drug-drug interactions, that's not because clorpheniramine maleate makes a great SSRI. It's not even the best antihistamine but it is average for OTC drug needs.
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