Posted by desolationrower on May 8, 2011, at 16:34:13
In reply to Lexapro SERT blockage, posted by mrtook on May 6, 2011, at 8:39:35
the general level is 75-90%. l-citalopram is pretty similar to other ssris. to be fair to your doctor, the level really isn't useful for practical prescribing.
IF you want to reading about in in depth, the articles here http://www.preskorn.com/books/ssri_toc.html has a good explaination.
5ht is used to form melatonin, but i don't think that is a sifnificant pathway. the catecholamines are metabolized via COMT too, but i think serotonin is mostly MAO.
-d/r
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