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Can anesthetic a such as lidocaine be an agonist for sertraline or serotonin?
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No: Local anesthetics do not work on serotonin or norepinephrine.
Answered 3/19/2013
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No known interaction: These two drugs are of very different classes and are not known to interact.
Answered 3/24/2013
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