Posted by freedom2001 on October 9, 2002, at 22:30:47
In reply to Re: NEED ADVICE ON GLUTAMIC ACID!!!, posted by Pfinstegg on October 8, 2002, at 22:13:48
> Hi.. I think glutamate should be avoided. It is a transmitter which primes receptors throughout the brain to react to various excitatory neurotransmitters. It does tend to result in more GABA transmission, but the glutamate-GABA increase may result in worse OCD symptoms.
What about Xanax and those benzos? I'm taking Xanax to augment my Prozac. I thought Xanax is supposed to improve on the GABA stuff? I've been researching on GABA but it gets more confusing the more I read. Some say Gabapentin is good as an augmentation while 1 study does not proof it.
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> Lithium and Lamotrigine both act to normalize glutamate levels in bipolar disorder. Because glutamate levels are low in unipolar disorder, there's a lot of research interest in drugs which raise it to normal- Prozac is actually one that does!
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> The research on OCD seems to be less advanced than for mood disorders, but I was really surprised to discover that it is suspected of being, at least partly, an autoimmune disorder (Johns Hopkins). Have you come across that idea?Yes, if you are talking about strep throat infection.
Pls share with me on any valuable extra info on treating OCD.
Thanks.
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> Pfinstegg
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