Posted by blueberry on April 29, 2006, at 15:13:21
In reply to Do you know tianeptne?, posted by foreigner on April 29, 2006, at 14:54:16
I only know about tianeptine because I looked at every abstract at pubmed.com about it. Never tried it.
Even though it is called a serotonin reuptake enhancer, it actually does a lot more than that. It changes responsiveness of dopamine and norepinephrine receptors somehow. And as with all drugs, there is probably a lot that is totally unknown.
My own personal theory is that while other antidepressants dam up the neurotransmitters that are there, which is good for some people and bad for others, tianeptine increases the flow and firing or neurotransmitters. Again it is just an opinion, but I think there are two major types of depression...those that respond to damming up what's there and slowing down the flow, and those that respond to stimulating the flow.
I'm glad you've had an early response to tianeptine. That is a good sign.
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