Posted by Jay2112 on December 17, 2022, at 17:52:29
In reply to Re: Finally trying vortioxetine -- initial impressions » NKP, posted by SLS on December 17, 2022, at 15:40:49
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> > > > I too take vortioxetine, and find the nausea is very least when I take it later in the day/evening, with food. Ginger also helps. I have read the nausea may be from the cholinergic effects, which are a positive aspect of this drug. Ginger is an excellent anti-nauseant.
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> > > Hi, Jay.
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> > > Is that PRO-cholinergic? How does that work?
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> > > Thanks.
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> > > - Scott
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> > Are there other antidepressants that are pro-cholinergic too? Might this account for the side-effect of excessive sweating that many antidepressants have?
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> That's a great question. I never looked into it. The first antidepressant I ever tried
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> No. It is anticholinergic drugs (muscarinic receptor antagonists) that produce increased sweating.
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> - Pro-cholinergic drugs are depressogengic (pilocarpine).
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> - Anti-cholinergic drugs are antidepressant (scopolamine).
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> Scopolamine has been studied as a rapid-acting antidepressant. I don't see much about it anymore. However. I haven't been following it.
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>I have found amitriptyline, at very high doses, to seem to be similar to scopolamine. Both are strong anti-cholinergic's. I found 200mg's of amitriptyline to be a)powerful sleep inducer b)powerful anti-anxiety. Amitriptyline doesn't seem to have the overpowering, akathisia-inducing effects of SSRI's.
Jay
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