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A comment on Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved (1991). Parent comment

Re:Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved (1991) by subpixel on Thursday March 31, 2022 @07:29AM (#30866005)
All SSRIs are 5-HT2b agonists, apparently. Do people taking antidepressants have a higher instance of heart disease?
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Re:Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved (1991) by SpodGaju on Thursday March 31, 2022 @09:08AM (#30866731)
Prozac is an antagonist (not agonist) of the 5HT2C receptor at higher doses. At lower doeses the increased serotonin from SERT inhibition will stimulate 5HT2C.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.94.5.2036

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