Posted by Brainbeard on July 30, 2009, at 3:02:17
In reply to Re: D2 And 5HT2A: Dopamine Blocking And Boosting, posted by Sigismund on July 29, 2009, at 17:48:27
> >I took 0.5mg of Risperdal. It was prosocial, stimulated mental libido as well as appetite, and made me sleep deeper.
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> That sounds good, especially the deeper sleep.
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> I take it that that is a very low dose.Not really. Many folks have reported that when you go higher than 0.5mg, you lose the mentioned effects. I suspect that like low dose amisulpride, low dose Risperdal preferentially blocks dopamine autoreceptors. Have probably said that before.
Also, I saw in a study that only 1mg of Risperdal occupies 60% of 5HT2A-receptors already and 50% of D2-receptors. So, even at such a low dose, the drug really has significant effects in the brain.
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