Quote (LouisLeGros @ Sat, Apr 11 2009, 07:56pm)
"Most of the toxic effects of TCAs are caused by four major pharmacological effects. TCAs have anticholinergic effects, cause excessive blockade of norepinephrine reuptake at the postganglionic synapse, direct alpha adrenergic blockade, and importantly they block sodium membrane channels with slowing of membrane depolarization, thus having quinidine like effects on the myocardium.[6]"
This indicates that using too much of this particular drug can slow your heart rate and eventually cause toxicity of heart muscle. In any case, whether it influences your IS is probably a very minor mechanism due to the fact that the drug does not cause one of the following:
1. Anemia
2. Immuno-deficiency symptoms
3. Lysis (destruction) of blood cells
4. Leuko-encephalitis symptoms
Remember that blood is a very crucial component of your Immune System, if none of the actual bodies of blood or lymph production are affected, then your immune system is probably fine. Some drugs that do affect immune system: Heroin, Crack, and Methamphetamine.