Posted by SLS on May 19, 2010, at 18:55:40 [reposted on May 20, 2010, at 18:36:26 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Gone with trimipramine, posted by linkadge on May 19, 2010, at 18:16:00
> I think there is still this assumption that just because it is not a serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, it is not an effective antideressant.
I can only hope that this is not true of our scientists.
As far as ritanserin is concerned, I am not convinced that it is as effective as the other drugs that we use for depression. I think if it were really that effective, more placebo controlled trials of its use in depression would have been published. I don't think I have come across a single study that looked at ritanserin as a treatment for major depressive disorder as diagnosed using DSM criteria. For now, I guess it ia a moot point. I don't think we will see it any time soon.
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