Posted by Marty on July 22, 2008, at 0:38:46
In reply to Re: Oxytocin, posted by maree on July 22, 2008, at 0:27:47
> I suffered a stroke that robbed me of the ability to love. Do you think that Oxytocin could reignite that ability?
> It also robbed me of the ability to get an endorphin rush, any comments on the relationship?
---Hi,
Oxytocin could help to some extent in my opinion, but would it bring all the different emotions that compose what we call 'feelings of love' .. ? Who knows .. maybe.
You may be interested in reading (NOT TAKING!) about the chemical called MDMA (aka Ecstacy, the street drug). It has been theorized that it induce feeling of sociality/romance/love/attachment by being somehow Oxytocinergic. ... note that it's not a treatment option for many reasons (neurotoxic etc)
Good luck,
/\/\arty
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