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Re: Lost in the translation » SLS

Posted by Sunnely on May 31, 2001, at 0:29:35

In reply to Re: Lost in the translation » kazoo, posted by SLS on May 30, 2001, at 8:16:17

Hi Scott,

If you base the antidepressant classification by the European's, reboxetine (Vestra, Edronax) will be classified as a NARI (Noradrenaline reuptake Inhibitor). Europeans prefer the term noradrenaline to norepinephrine.

Aside from the common antidepressant abbreviations such as SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, and MAOIs, the following also exist but not universally accepted:

SARI: Serotonin Antagonist Reuptake Inhibitor such as nefazodone (Serzone)

NDRI: Norepinephrine-Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor such as bupropion (Wellbutrin)

NaSSA: Noradrenergic and Specific Serotonergic Antidepressant such as mirtazapine (Remeron)

RIMA: Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase A such as moclobemide (Manerix) and brofaromine.

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> > Wait a minute!
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> > SNRI *does* mean Selective Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor, and reboxetine *is* an SNRI, at least that's how I was made to understand it.
>
> No. The abbreviation SNRI is most often used to describe drugs that are reuptake inhibitors of both serotonin and norepinephrine. I think reboxetine is referred to as NRI.
>
> BPD once stood for BiPolar Disorder. It is now used most often to mean Borderline Personality Disorder. (I really don't know why this term is used to describe the symptom cluster). Bipolar disorder has also sometimes been abbreviated as BAD - Bipolar Affective Disorder.
>
>
> - Scott


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