COMBINATION OF AN NMDA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST AND A SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION AND OTHER MOOD DISORDERS

摘要

The present invention provides a method for the treatment of depression, including treatment-resistant depression, and other mood disorders using a combination of an NMDA receptor antagonist and a SSRI, a NARI, a dual SSRI/NARI (a SNRI), or a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA). It has unexpectedly been shown that the combination has a synergistic and potentiated effect of either compound as monotherapy, resulting in an enhanced therapeutic effect at lower doses.