Posted by Sad Panda on September 3, 2004, at 11:51:08
In reply to Re: not all SSRI's downregulate beta adrenoreceptors, posted by King Vultan on September 1, 2004, at 10:21:19
> > I read a recent study that showed celexa did *not* downregulate the adrenoreceptors like did sertraline or paroxetine. It did however downregulate the 5-ht2a receptors. Personally I do not find celexa as good for panic as zoloft or paxil. I am looking for more studies
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> I wonder is this has anything to do with Celexa being more or less a pure SSRI, as opposed to sertraline and paroxetine, which both have at least a mild effect on norepinephrine reuptake.
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>It's not really pure, only marketed that way. Celexa blocks H1 receptors next rather than the other reuptake sites.
Cheers,
Panda.
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