Posted by zatar on July 15, 2007, at 11:54:39
In reply to Re: low dose doxapin vs. amitryptaline or trimipra, posted by linkadge on July 14, 2007, at 18:42:31
> Yeah, most antiderpessants reduce REM sleep, including Remeron. I think trimipramine *increases* REM sleep however.
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> Linkadgehttp://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:_IsenF1tZzsJ:www.nature.com/npp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/1300923a.html+REM+Sleep+Architecture+Spectral+Composition&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&lr=lang_en
This article says that studies in rats show a decrease in REM and an increase in slow wave sleep at higher doses of mirtazapine.Regarding trimipramine, here's a previous Babble post with trimipramine articles:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020525/msgs/107821.htmlTrimipramine sounds interesting.
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