Hey Glen,
Would you mind posting your provisional answer? Depression is a hobby horse
of mine and given recent controversy over just how SSRIs do what they do I'm
interested.
Trust the musical marvel is doing well.
John.
> I can now answer my own question, but I'll post the provisional answer for
> those that might be interested, and I'll provide a reference for those
> that are interested. Some SSRIs do, indeed, bind at the 5-HT2c receptor,
> and function as competitive antagonists.
"Glen M. Sizemore" <gmsizemore2 from yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> "r norman" <r_s_norman from _comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:1f38i4ptqiifib4vmg6d6elrrm30t0t6s0 from 4ax.com...>> 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?
>> Hi Dr. Norman,
>> I can now answer my own question, but I'll post the provisional answer for
> those that might be interested, and I'll provide a reference for those
> that are interested. Some SSRIs do, indeed, bind at the 5-HT2c receptor,
> and function as competitive antagonists.
>> Cordially,
> Glen
