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desipramine and Alcohol Abuse

desipramine has been researched along with Alcohol Abuse in 19 studies

Desipramine: A tricyclic dibenzazepine compound that potentiates neurotransmission. Desipramine selectively blocks reuptake of norepinephrine from the neural synapse, and also appears to impair serotonin transport. This compound also possesses minor anticholinergic activity, through its affinity to muscarinic receptors.
desipramine : A dibenzoazepine consisting of 10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine substituted on nitrogen with a 3-(methylamino)propyl group.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Depression has been related to relapsed drinking in alcoholics striving to maintain sobriety."6.67Desipramine treatment of alcoholism. ( Kocsis, JH; Mason, BJ, 1991)
"Desipramine-treated depressed patients were more satisfied and were rated as more improved."2.68A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of desipramine for primary alcohol dependence stratified on the presence or absence of major depression. ( Cutler, RB; Kocsis, JH; Mason, BJ; Ritvo, EC, 1996)
"Depression has been related to relapsed drinking in alcoholics striving to maintain sobriety."2.67Desipramine treatment of alcoholism. ( Kocsis, JH; Mason, BJ, 1991)
"Milnacipran was also tested for relapse after protracted abstinence and on ethanol-induced (1."1.37Fluoxetine, desipramine, and the dual antidepressant milnacipran reduce alcohol self-administration and/or relapse in dependent rats. ( Alaux-Cantin, S; André, E; Houchi, H; Legastelois, R; Naassila, M; Pierrefiche, O; Simon O'Brien, E; Vilpoux, C, 2011)
" Chronic administration of desipramine may have therapeutic efficacy in treating cocaine abuse only in subjects attempting to refrain from cocaine who are aided in their passage through a withdrawal phase by desipramine."1.28Schedule-induced oral self-administration of cocaine and ethanol solutions: lack of effect of chronic desipramine. ( Falk, JL; Tang, M, 1990)
"Desipramine clearance was affected to a lesser degree than imipramine, suggesting that from a pharmacokinetic standpoint it may be the preferred drug for the treatment of alcoholics with depression."1.27Clinical pharmacokinetics of imipramine and desipramine in alcoholics and normal volunteers. ( Barnhill, JG; Ciraulo, DA; Jaffe, JH, 1988)
" Tricyclic pharmacokinetic parameters, determined from plasma samples over 48 hours, indicated decreased total body clearance, increased elimination half-life, and higher peak plasma levels during disulfiram treatment."1.27Pharmacokinetic interaction of disulfiram and antidepressants. ( Barnhill, J; Boxenbaum, H; Ciraulo, DA, 1985)

Research

Studies (19)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19907 (36.84)18.7374
1990's10 (52.63)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's2 (10.53)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Davidson, J1
Simon O'Brien, E1
Legastelois, R1
Houchi, H1
Vilpoux, C1
Alaux-Cantin, S1
Pierrefiche, O1
André, E1
Naassila, M1
Matussek, N1
Wood, JM1
Mason, BJ3
Kocsis, JH3
Ritvo, EC1
Cutler, RB1
Douglas, MB1
Fleming, MF1
Rowe, JB1
Sullivan, PF1
Mulder, RT1
Joyce, PR1
Amit, Z1
Levitan, DE1
Brown, ZE1
Sutherland, EA1
Meyer, RE1
Gallant, D1
Barnhill, JG2
Balant-Gorgia, AE1
Gay, M1
Gex-Fabry, M1
Balant, LP1
Tang, M1
Falk, JL1
McBride, WJ1
Murphy, JM1
Lumeng, L1
Li, TK1
Ciraulo, DA2
Jaffe, JH1
Barnhill, J1
Boxenbaum, H1
Rockliff, BW1

Reviews

2 reviews available for desipramine and Alcohol Abuse

ArticleYear
Drugs as tools for exploring neuroendocrine functions.
    Advances in biochemical psychopharmacology, 1984, Volume: 39

    Topics: Alcoholism; Clonidine; Depressive Disorder; Desipramine; Female; Growth Hormone; Humans; Insulin; Ma

1984
New pharmacotherapies for cocaine dependence ... revisited.
    Archives of general psychiatry, 1992, Volume: 49, Issue:11

    Topics: Alcoholism; Cocaine; Desipramine; Disease Models, Animal; Double-Blind Method; Heroin Dependence; Hu

1992

Trials

4 trials available for desipramine and Alcohol Abuse

ArticleYear
A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of desipramine for primary alcohol dependence stratified on the presence or absence of major depression.
    JAMA, 1996, Mar-13, Volume: 275, Issue:10

    Topics: Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; Adult; Alcoholism; Analysis of Variance; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyc

1996
The effect of a history of conduct disorder in adult major depression.
    Journal of affective disorders, 1996, Feb-12, Volume: 37, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Alcoholism; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Child; Child Behavior Disorders; Cl

1996
Reduction of ethanol intake by pharmacologic agents--investigational problems.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 1992, Volume: 16, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholics Anonymous; Alcoholism; Combined Modality Therapy; Depressive Dis

1992
Desipramine treatment of alcoholism.
    Psychopharmacology bulletin, 1991, Volume: 27, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Depression; Desipramine; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged;

1991

Other Studies

13 other studies available for desipramine and Alcohol Abuse

ArticleYear
Vintage treatments for PTSD: a reconsideration of tricyclic drugs.
    Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2015, Volume: 29, Issue:3

    Topics: Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; Alcoholism; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Desipramine; Diagnosis,

2015
Fluoxetine, desipramine, and the dual antidepressant milnacipran reduce alcohol self-administration and/or relapse in dependent rats.
    Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2011, Volume: 36, Issue:7

    Topics: Alcoholism; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Central Nervous System Depressants

2011
Effect of depletion of brain 5-hydroxytryptamine by 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine on ethanol tolerance and dependence in the rat.
    Psychopharmacology, 1980, Volume: 67, Issue:1

    Topics: 5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine; Alcoholism; Animals; Body Weight; Brain Chemistry; Desipramine; Dihydroxytr

1980
Desipramine in the treatment of depressed alcoholics.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1994, Volume: 151, Issue:8

    Topics: Alcoholism; Clinical Trials as Topic; Comorbidity; Depressive Disorder; Desipramine; Double-Blind Me

1994
Treating depression in alcoholics.
    The Journal of family practice, 1996, Volume: 42, Issue:6

    Topics: Alcoholism; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Depressive Disorder; Desipramine; Double-Blind Method;

1996
Catecholaminergic involvement in alcohol's rewarding properties: implications for a treatment model for alcoholics.
    Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 1977, Volume: 85A

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Alkaloids; Animals; Desipramine; Dopamine; Ethanol; Humans; Hydroxydop

1977
Plasma desipramine levels and ECG changes in depressed young adults.
    Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 1992, Volume: 12, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Depressive Disorder; Desipramine; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Electrocardio

1992
Persistent impairment of clomipramine demethylation in recently detoxified alcoholic patients.
    Therapeutic drug monitoring, 1992, Volume: 14, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Clomipramine; Dealkylation; Desipramine; Female; Humans; Hydroxylation; Imipramin

1992
Schedule-induced oral self-administration of cocaine and ethanol solutions: lack of effect of chronic desipramine.
    Drug and alcohol dependence, 1990, Volume: 25, Issue:1

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Animals; Cocaine; Desipramine; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug

1990
Effects of Ro 15-4513, fluoxetine and desipramine on the intake of ethanol, water and food by the alcohol-preferring (P) and -nonpreferring (NP) lines of rats.
    Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 1988, Volume: 30, Issue:4

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Animals; Azides; Benzodiazepines; Desipramine; Drinking Behavior; Feed

1988
Clinical pharmacokinetics of imipramine and desipramine in alcoholics and normal volunteers.
    Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 1988, Volume: 43, Issue:5

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Alcoholism; Blood Proteins; Desipramine; Humans; Imip

1988
Pharmacokinetic interaction of disulfiram and antidepressants.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1985, Volume: 142, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Desipramine; Disulfiram; Drug Interactions; Half-Life; Humans; Hydroxylation; Imi

1985
A brief rating scale for antidepressant drug trials.
    Comprehensive psychiatry, 1971, Volume: 12, Issue:2

    Topics: Alcoholism; Antidepressive Agents; Depression; Desipramine; Humans

1971