Posted by Scott L. Schofield on April 21, 2000, at 17:34:44
In reply to More questions about Amineptine, posted by Cass on April 21, 2000, at 16:34:17
> I read in a previous thread that Amineptine is most similar in action to the old drug, Meritol. I asked my pdoc about it, and he had never heard of it. Is this drug available in the U.S.?
No.
Merital (nomifensine), like amineptine, inhibits the reuptake of both dopamine and norepinephrine. It was marketed around the world, including in the U.S. in the mid 1980's.
Nomifensine was discontinued and withdrawn from market worldwide when a large number of reports appeared describing occurrences of hemolytic anemia in patients taking it. Some of these were fatal. Hemolytic anemia is a condition in which the red blood cells lyse (split or explode).
I experienced an initial robust response to nomifensine.
- Scott
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