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Re: can they come out with a dopamine antidepressa

Posted by rvanson on March 17, 2006, at 16:52:27

In reply to Re: can they come out with a dopamine antidepressa » rjlockhart, posted by psychopharmacon on March 15, 2006, at 1:49:20

> It should certainly be possible to make dopaminergic antidepressants without the potential for abuse.
>
> I currently take an antipsychotic called amisulpride, which enhances dopaminergic transmission at low doses. It works very well for my depression, without giving me any euphoria.
>
> The few cases where people have abused Survector are blown out of proportion in my opinion. People abuse anything, be it antihistamines or heavy antipsychotics.

Merital was a great dopamine reuptake med back in the mid 1980's but the FDA pulled it off the shelves supposedly becuase a couple of people died of a rare blood disorder.

Go figure !


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