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[Neuroscience] Re: SSRIs bind to post-synaptic 5-HT receptors and function as competitive antagonists?

r norman via neur-sci%40net.bio.net (by r_s_norman from _comcast.net)
Wed Nov 19 08:01:14 EST 2008


On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:26:55 -0500, "Glen M. Sizemore"
<gmsizemore2 from yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>"Glen M. Sizemore" <gmsizemore2 from yahoo.com> wrote in message 
>news:49234c1f$0$26361$ed362ca5 from nr5.newsreader.com...
>> Someone I know claims that SSRIs bind at post-synaptic serotonin 
>> receptors, and function as competitive antagonists. Anyone know anything 
>> about this? Thanks ahead of time...
>>
>> G.
>
>Correction: SOME SSRIs 

Could (s)he be thinking of the action of pindolol which is sometimes
used in conjunction with SSRIs? 


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