Posted by azalea on November 3, 2008, at 21:58:43
In reply to Re: Reuptake/ihibition/enzyme degradation » bulldog2, posted by JadeKelly on November 3, 2008, at 18:25:24
Some people try to "recreate" an MAOI by combining an SSRI with bupropion, a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor. So you're boosting all 3 monoamines. Still not quite the same as an MAOI, but works well for some.
MAOIs make more neurotransmitters available to enter the synapse, while reuptake inhibitors keep what's already in the synapse there longer . . . if that makes any sense :)
> So in theory, if you were to combine 2 or 3 AD's (Not MAOI's obviously) then you may achieve the same results? If so, shouldn't all the combo's I see here work as well as an MAOI? Do they do you think?
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> Jade
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