Posted by Larry Hoover on May 28, 2006, at 21:45:30
In reply to rasagiline superior to selegiline?, posted by Jakeman on May 28, 2006, at 19:18:48
> I was wondering if anyone has tried rasagiline or has any comments about this article:
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> Rasagiline : a neuroprotective smart drug?
> http://www.rasagiline.com
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> I found this excerpt to be interesting:
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> "The main therapeutic advantage of rasagiline over the other selective irreversible monoamine oxidase-B inhibitor selegiline (l-deprenyl, Eldepryl) is that rasagiline does not have the perhaps toxic amphetamine metabolic breakdown products of the structurally similar selegiline. Subjectively, rasagiline feels "cleaner".
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> warm regards, JakeI haven't tried rasagiline. Glad to hear it has a cleaner feel. I do not attribute toxicity to selegeline, though. No perhaps about it. Barring idiosyncratic toxicity, I mean. I do not attribute a general toxic effect to selegeline, period.
Lar
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