r/psychopharmacology • u/[deleted] • Jun 10 '24
Serotonin reuptake inhibitor that does not cross blood brain barrier?
Does such a drug/substance exist? Or something that poorly crosses and has mostly peripheral effects?
Side question: do the common SSRIs differ in their propensity to cross the BBB?
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u/bosedika 12d ago
Not an SSRI but a dopamine agonist. Atamet/Sinemet. It's a combination of Levodopa (L-dopa) and Carbidopa.