Posted by KaraS on August 14, 2005, at 15:50:06
In reply to Re: Amitriptyline is ok » KaraS, posted by ed_uk on August 14, 2005, at 9:20:27
> Hi K,
>
> >Probably but what's the advantage over doxepin?
>
> I've always believed that amitriptyline was probably more effective. It's a much more potent serotonin and NE reuptake inhibitor than doxepin. It's a better established AD. It's probably more likely to cause tachycardia though........ but not much as desipramine.
>
> Ed xx
Thanks. Maybe someday I'll try it again. Right now, since it is more likely to cause tachycardia, then I think I'll stay away from it. I don't want to be combining it with the Dex.K xx
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