Posted by shasling on January 20, 2006, at 13:36:12
In reply to Re: Which ADs increase DOPAMINE the most?, posted by linkadge on January 20, 2006, at 11:50:12
Just so that I understand the position, there is no such thing as dopamine deficiency, or just no such thing as it having an effect on one's sense of volition, reward, etc.?
For the record,I am aware that Abilify acts as an antagonist on one set of receptors and an agonist on another. Although I am not a chemist nor a doctor, what do I have - and no one else does - is the totality of my experience, spanning 25 years and close to as many meds, struggling for relief. And other circumstances not necessary to go into here in that it is unnecessary to convince anyone of what my opinion is, it being an opinion, and being mine. What you have is an opinion as well, and you are certainly entitled to it. I'm just saying it seems unnecessary and perhaps destructive to issue blanket opinions that certain theories that others may have here are invalid. Now, you may be right, of course, but don't we deserve to come to that on our own? I mean, we are all here trying to figure out why we are depressed/whatever and it won't get better. I don't know what your particular condition is, but if a discussion ensued wherein your condition was alleged to be invalid - thus implying you may think you know what is going on with your own condition, but you are really clueless - might it not invalidate you and thus sort of hurt?
The beliefs I have come to are not impacted by the statements that were made, and I feel no need to convince anyone else of them; I just said I was disappointed by blanket opinions of the invalidity of things that others here are trying to work through.
Again, with all due respect...
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