Posted by Bob on June 20, 2007, at 20:22:58
In reply to Re: scopolamine trial for depression, posted by linkadge on June 20, 2007, at 18:42:25
> Yeah, unfortunate I guess that this will likely be another dead end. Seems like a lot of dead ends.
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> The patch doesn't provide a fast acting effect. (I am not looking for a fast acting effect) but, thats probably what makes the drug abusable in tablet form(?).
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> I think its pretty stupid. There are a lot of (questionable) drugs that have efficacy in depressive disorder, that most people could use without abuse. Yet some group of nutbars with little/no self control have to ruin it for other would can use such substances responsably.
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> Most antidepressant drugs produce some sort of downstream adaptation in the cholinergic axis. Most/all antidepressants have some effect on dampening cholinergic activity.
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> Too bad I guess.
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> Doesn't datura contain scopolamine ?
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Linkadge:Are there any effective antidepressants which don't effect the cholinergic system? Do you know what they are? My autonomic nervous system is so f'd up now, that just about anything I take throws me out of whack.
poster:Bob
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