Posted by med_empowered on January 11, 2007, at 22:37:31
In reply to Reserpine, posted by harry_in_philly on January 11, 2007, at 21:50:18
I haven't heard of it. Its around for high blood pressure, in low doses, with very strong warnings about drug-induced depression/suicidal behavior. Apparently the suicide/depression thing has been overblown, though; I read an article where a shrink dissected some of the studies and pointed out that for some anxious/depressive/schizophrenic types, reserpine could be very helpful. Oh well.
I imagine one could find the rauwolfia (sp?) alkaloids around somewhere, or the herb (serpent wood or something like that) in pure-ish form from a health store or something similar.
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