Fluoxetine(prozac) is a 5-HT2A antagonist.

Posted by conundrum on February 10, 2010, at 12:24:34 [reposted on February 21, 2010, at 13:24:08 | original URL]

http://www.nature.com/npp/journal/v27/n6/full/1395967a.html#tbl4
I had thought it was only a 5 HT2C antagonist but it also blocks the 5-HT2A receptor. This causes and increase in norepinephrine and dopamine. Other SSRIs don't do this.

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