drk1980 Forum Guru

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| | 01/21/06 - 07:17 AM  
 
   
 
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A depressed patient with low levels of MHPG is most likely to respond to which tricyclic antidepressant? 1. Amitriptyline 2. Imipramine 3. Neither of the 2 4. Responds to both equally.
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| skyhigh Forum Guru
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| | 01/21/06 - 07:19 AM  
 
   
 
|   #2 |
what's mhpg?
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| drk1980 Forum Guru

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| | 01/21/06 - 07:45 AM  
 
   
 
|   #3 |
ok if u think it might help(it didnt for me)...3-methoxy 4-hydroxyphenylglycol! its an either-u-know-it-or-u-dont kinda Q!
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| skyhigh Forum Guru
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| | 01/21/06 - 08:06 AM  
 
   
 
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I THINK BOTH, B/C MHPG IS A METABOLITE OF NOREPINEPHRINE. TCAs inhibit reuptake of NE.
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| reet Forum Fanatic

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| | 01/21/06 - 08:24 AM  
 
   
 
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isnt imipramine effect more here in this case???
Edited by reet on 01/21/06 - 01:00 PM
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| robin082006 Forum Hero

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| | 01/21/06 - 08:26 AM  
 
   
 
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I choose 4
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| sarika Forum Guru

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| | 01/21/06 - 12:53 PM  
 
   
 
|   #7 |
imipramine
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| drk1980 Forum Guru

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| | 01/22/06 - 03:39 AM  
 
   
 
|   #8 |
reet & sarika, u got it!
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