Posted by King Vultan on July 19, 2004, at 7:32:19
In reply to Maprotiline (Ludiomil) - Comments?, posted by SLS on July 18, 2004, at 20:34:18
> Maprotiline (Ludiomil)
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> This is one of the few drugs I haven't tried. I keep forgetting about it.
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> - ScottThe receptor chart in "Psychotropic Drugs" shows it as a selective NE reuptake inhibitor similar to desipramine or nortriptyline but somewhat more sedating. Structurally, it is a secondary amine similar in that way to those two drugs--no doubt, this is where the NE selectivity comes from--but it is a non-tricyclic, having a weird bridged center ring. There is a superficial resemblance to a tricyclic, however.
Todd
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