Guest guest Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 16:39:12 -0500 > > Subject: Re: Appropriate Antidepressant > > At 11:00 PM 5/3/98 -0000, you wrote: > > > >I have never tried Elavil. How does it differ from the Zoloft I'm now > >taking? > > Zoloft (along with Paxil, Prozac and a couple others, I think) are > Selective Sertotonin Reuptake Inhibiters (SSRI's) which prevent the brain > from reabsorbing as much sertotonin as it naturally does, which increases > the amount of sertotonin available for neruotransmitter functions. Elavil > is a tricyclic. I have no idea how tricyclics work, but I DO know you DO > NOT want to take an SSRI and a tricyclic together, as it can be lethal. > > What I " m wondering is if there's a difference between the SSRI's and > Wellbutrin, or is it one of the SSRI's -- it seems very different in a lot > of ways, so I'm curious... > > Griselda > ************************************* > Are you a caregiver for a disabled or ill family member? > join CAREGIVERS, a mailing list at: > http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/caregivers > ------------ > Are you disabled or have a chronic illness? > Join DISABLED, a mailing list at http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/disabled > ************************************** > )O( email: jarnsaxa@... ICQ #: 8770960 > alt email: mailto:griseldajarnsaxa@... (use this for mailing list ?'s) > ************************************** > " We are become grey. We stand between the darkness and the light > ...between the candle and the star " -- B5 > ************************************** > " 300,000 " is a LIE! // " The Shame Should Not Be Mine " - The Practice > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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