Posted by kelv on December 18, 2006, at 19:14:50
In reply to Re: Dopamine deprivation - *get some red bull!*, posted by linkadge on December 18, 2006, at 7:45:32
> Theres like 1000mg of taurine in it, so that will *definately* have more of an effect than just caffine.
How so? Caffeine is a stimulant, while Taurines a depressant
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> I've had a few people with "schizohprenai" say it helps them a lot more than the stimulants they've been prescribed.In what way?-REALLY a $1 bottle of fizzy drink helps more than a Sch II drug?
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> Caffiene does not increase limbic dopamine nearly as much as amphetamine or ritaline. IT seems to be selective to the frontal cortex.
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> Tarine works like an anticonvulsant. Anticonvulsants like depakote, or tegretol will further decrease limbic dopamine, and increase dopamine release in the frontal cortex.Tegretol sure didn't make me feel like increased frontal cortex dopamine was going on, (stims do) it killed my spirit, and dimmed my brain down to a 35 watt light bulb from a 75 watt bulb
If Depakote and Teg increase frontal cortex-then why arn't they used for ADD/HD?
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> (infact some authors speculate that shizohprenia is purely due to the hypofunctioning frontal cortex, and its failure to controll overactive limbic cicutry. That is why in some cases amphetamines can be powerfull anti-manic agents!)
> Turn on the frontal cortex, turn off the limbic system.
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