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Re: amineptine no longer available

Posted by Bruce on December 10, 1999, at 10:47:07

In reply to Re: amineptine no longer available, posted by Anna P. on December 10, 1999, at 10:04:02

> > > Amineptine (Survector) may be ordered from IAS. See their website: www.antiaging-systems.com
> > > No prescription required. Be aware of amineptine's serious abuse potential.
> >
> > Amineptine is no longer available at IAS or anywhere else I know of. I think the manufacturer stopped making it for some reason.
>
> Does it mean it's no longer available in Europe?
> Anyway, I was wondering how it can be helpful for
> depression with the tendency toward OCD and phobia? I know that it works by taking the serotonin out of the system.
>
> Anna P.

Amineptine has too much abuse potential for most governments. I think IAS got theirs from Thailand (!) and maybe the Thai gov't just said no.

Amineptine potentiates dopamine. Anna may be thinking of a related drug, tianeptine, which actually *reduces* the inter-cellular concentrations of serotonin. It's the exact opposite strategy of an SSRI - yet it seems to work (in about 70% of patients, just like every other drug out there). It shows how far we have to go towards understanding just what is going on in depression.


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