Posted by AndrewB on February 23, 2001, at 0:05:56
In reply to Re: Smoker with Bipolar/ADD? This new drug may help » AndrewB, posted by JahL on February 21, 2001, at 14:07:44
JahL,
I did some searching and to the best of my knowledge it is not available without an Rx anywhere.
However, if it is available in Britain, there is a good chance your physician is aware of it and comfortable with it. Let me explain. Mecamylamine (Inversine) is not a new drug. It has been around since the 1950s for the treatment of hypertension. It has only recently been realized that the drug has a very different action at doses much smaller than those used for hypertension. That is, it works as a nicotine receptor antagonist and possibly a partial agonist of those receptors. Anyway ask your doctor if it available in Britain.
Best of luck,
AndrewB
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