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Posted by jade k on June 12, 2010, at 19:21:00
I know very little about how neurotransmitters work. There seems to be a huge focus on ssri's but I don't hear much about dopamine. Assuming a depressed person is dopamine depleted, doesn't respond to ssri's or srni's, it seems dopamine agonists would be the answer. That would include stims, wellbutrin, and the like, right?
Why aren't there more a/d's that focus on dopamine release as opposed to reuptake inhibition? And why aren't meds for condions like Parkinson's being used for such patients as a/d's? Would they work?
Stims seem to be the only answer but my knowledge is limited. I can't prove this but I have the feeling that parnate releases dopamine. Am I wrong? I also have the feeling dexedrine is more of a "releaser" and ritalin is more of a "reuptake inhibitor".
Anyone?
~Jade
Posted by Dr. Bob on June 13, 2010, at 12:40:18
In reply to Dopamine depletion / Dopamine Agonists, posted by jade k on June 12, 2010, at 19:21:00
> I know very little about how neurotransmitters work. There seems to be a huge focus on ssri's but I don't hear much about dopamine.
Sorry to interrupt, but I'd like to redirect this thread to Psycho-Babble Neurotransmitters. Please do feel free to continue it there. Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/neuro/20100607/msgs/950902.html
That'll be considered a new thread, so if you'd like to be notified by email of follow-ups to it, you'll need to request that there. Thanks,
Bob
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