Posted by mtdewcmu on April 30, 2011, at 19:12:11
In reply to Re: Mirtazapine and blood sugar, posted by desolationrower on April 30, 2011, at 18:37:32
> Yohimbine doesn't have those two effects (and has some other ones instead) but it is useful for weight loss.
>That is a good point that yohimbine doesn't cause weight gain. But maybe yohimbine's effects at other receptors cancels out this effect.
The claim that 5-ht2c strongly impacts appetite seems dubious because the effects it would predict, such as SSRIs causing weight-loss, have not proved true. A weight-loss drug that targeted 5-ht2c was recently rejected by the FDA. Evidently the effect was marginal.
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