HealthDay - Possible Reason for Rimonabant's Side Effects Discovered
Sunday, November 30th, 2008The weight-loss drug rimonabant has been associated with troubling psychiatric side effects, and now researchers think they have discovered why.
A receptor in the brain called TRPV1, which is central to learning and memory, may be blocked by large doses of rimonabant (Acomplia), resulting in depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts among some people taking the drug, a new study shows.
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