Posted by SLS on August 24, 2009, at 5:55:20
In reply to Re: Did I Give Parnate Enough Time? » SLS, posted by FredPotter on August 23, 2009, at 21:10:19
> I've read that noradrenergic TCAs like Nortriptyline make MAOIs safer
Supposedly, NE reuptake inhibitors protect a NE neuron from the uptake of excess tyramine, which is a false transmitter. Once inside the cell, tyramine accelerates the release of neurotransmitter from vesicles by displacing NE. I am not sure that the mechanism is completely understood.
- Scott
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