Posted by Brandon on March 20, 2000, at 13:33:45
In reply to Re: Mazindol (Mazinor), Tenuate, Ionomin, Mirapex, posted by JohnL on March 20, 2000, at 1:46:19
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> I was reading somewhere that two people taking Mirapex, another antiobesity drug, experienced relief from their depression after many failures of other meds. They weren't taking Mirapex for depression, but it was a happy side effect. Mirapex is a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, probably similar to Effexor except with more anorexic effect.
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>Mirapex (pramipexole) is a selective D2/D3 reuptake inhibitor used for the treatment of movement disorders in parkinson's. It's very selective and I dont believe it acts on either serotonin or norepenephrine.
Brandon
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