Posted by zeugma on June 11, 2006, at 6:47:59
In reply to Klonopins relationship to serotonin, posted by Think1234 on June 10, 2006, at 19:33:04
you mean, Klonopin inhibits glutamate via a GABA effect, similar to the way serotonin inhibits glutamate excitation of the amygdala.
Alcohol is a paradoxical stimulant because it activates serotonin-3 receptors which increase dopamine release in the ventral tegmental area. This is why alcohol improved my ADD symptoms, although this was not a practical long-term treatment at all. Alcohol was a more successful, though short-acting and side-effect-ridden, treatment for my ADD than for my anxiety.
-z
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