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Re: Attention Female Strattera users

Posted by MamaB on October 29, 2003, at 9:27:03

In reply to Re: Attention Female Strattera users, posted by MamaB on October 29, 2003, at 6:30:11

> Loolot,
> Sorry it has taken me a while to get back to you. here is the crux of what I have found:
>
> 1.Estrogen has some effect on the Tyrosine Hydroxolase which is the "rate controlling mechanism" (enzyme) produced in the hypothalamus that limits the production of norepinephrine.
>
> 2.Estrogen is reported to inhibit extra-neuronal uptake of norepinephrine, thus increasing norepinephrine concentrations.
>
> 3.Some very early studies (Sawyer et al. 1949-1950) with rabbits indicated that administration of drugs that block norepinephrine/epinephrine when administered at the highest point of production of the estrogens, prevents/inhibits further release of LH (lutenizing hormone) precursor to FSH and therefore to estrogen.
>
> About the only conclusion I have drawn here is that there is a correlation of some sort. I plan to show all of this to my psychiatrist and see what he thinks.
> Sorry it is not more conclusive, I will keep reading. MB

If you are interested in reading about the relationship of Estrogen and its effect on neurotransmitters in the brain, I recommend this site (its a pretty easy read.)

http://www.macalester.edu/~psych/whathap/UBNRP/Estrogen/ERTmood.html


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