Posted by SLS on January 5, 2005, at 7:53:01
In reply to Re: Dumb-drug Euphoria, posted by linkadge on January 4, 2005, at 14:17:56
> This is one propoprted mechanism by which TCA's hold a higher remission/responce rate than SSRI's. The TCA's have anticholinergic side effects. Hence the dumb drug euphoria.
>Who would propose such a silly thing?
I have been on and off imipramine many times. I can report to you with certainty that there is nothing euphoric about being dumb. If the anticholinergic properties of TCA are partly responsible for their utility, I don't think it is secondary to feeling dumb first.
- Scott
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