Behavioral effects of interacting imipramine and other drugs with d-Amphetamine, cocaine, and tetrabenazine

A variety of drugs including anticholinergics, antihistamines, MAO inhibitors, miscellaneous stimulants and depressants (“tranquilizers”), and imipramine-like compounds were tested in rats conditioned to respond in the Sidman, continuous avoidance procedure. Several doses of each drug were tested to determine the minimum effective dose that increased (stimulated) or decreased (depressed) the rate of lever pressing. Behaviorally inactive doses of each drug were then tested in three drug interaction experiments: 1) amphetamine potentiation, 2) cocaine potentiation, 3) stimulation with a nondepressant dose of tetrabenazine.