Posted by JohnX2 on June 4, 2002, at 1:58:44
In reply to Tech Avice needed: diff btwn Clomapramine Zoloft, posted by tinker on June 3, 2002, at 6:37:04
> Hi can anyone enlighten me on the differences between clomipramine and zoloft. I know that zoloft is an ssri and clomipramine is a tryciclic. When I am looking at a chart about neurotranmitters, it lists both drugs as having the same effect on 5ht(hydroyxtryptamine) reuptake yet the blockade of 5HT (1) is 1,000-10,000 for clomipramine and 10,000-100,000 for zoloft. So how could both drugs be said to have the same effect on seratonin reuptake. (Confused)-Tinker pS All answers appreciated.
Hi,
There is *a lot more* to the picture than those numbers (what exactly are the
units on them anyways????).I'm not familiar with those numbers, the medicine's active metabolites,
1/2 lifes, therapeutic doses. These all come into play.Read this column for edification if you want. It's not on Clomipramine, it's a comparison of
the dopamine reuptake properties of Wellbutrin and Zoloft:http://www.preskorn.com/columns/0001.html
John
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