Tianeptine: A facilitator of the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine as an antidepressant?

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 323-330

  Preskorn, Sheldon H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b University of Montreal   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUOXETINE; MAPROTILINE; MIANSERIN; MILNACIPRAN; NORADRENALIN; OXAZEPAM; REBOXETINE; SALICYLIC ACID; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TIANEPTINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLD SENSATION; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DREAMING; DROWSINESS; DRUG SAFETY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIVER TOXICITY; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NIGHTMARE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STEATOSIS; SYNCOPE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; NOREPINEPHRINE; SEROTONIN; THIAZEPINES;

EID: 4644339282     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00131746-200409000-00006     Document Type: Review

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