Posted by Jost on August 8, 2006, at 21:22:30
In reply to Re: EMSAM and Inositol, posted by Edwin Ransom on August 8, 2006, at 12:46:54
The study compares inositol with luvox, but that doesn't mean that there's any similarity between the compounds in terms of exact mechanism of effect. The chemical and biological (or neurobiological) mechanisms of inositol aren't really dealt with in the abstract. There are many different drugs that reduce anxiety.
About all the study does is show that inositol helps with panic disorder, and that it has fewer side effects of a certain kind that a common SSRI. SSRIs are probably the most commonly prescribed ADs, which may be why they used one. I presume luvox is also used for panic disorder.
I don't know enough about inositol to say definitively that it doesn't affect serotonin, but there's nothing in the study to suggest that it does.
Jost
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