Posted by pablo1 on October 8, 2004, at 10:03:07
In reply to Re: Geno....Let's Brainstorm......Pablo1(links), posted by thug life on October 8, 2004, at 9:27:54
Hmm from that first link:
"Amphetamine indirectly causes the release of norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin from nerve terminals. The drug causes the release of norepinephrine more potently than it causes the release of dopamine; it is least effective as a serotonin releasing agent."So many different opinions.
Another thing that is important beyond which particular neurotransmitters are effected is which geographic part of the brain is effected by that particular neurotransmitter. I find little bits of mention of that but it's hard to find reliable cross referenced information to say compare which drug increases dopamine in the prefrontal cortex or you hear that stimulants activate dopamine in the basal ganglia which then sends dopamine to the prefrontal cortex, etc. It's no wonder psychiatrists need a doctorate to understand all that. I'd love to have a doc that could explain what he was prescribing and why. My last doc just said silly stuff like "all your neurotransmitters are burned out from living with stress & effexor hits several different neurotransmitters so it should help" then I told him I thought I had too much norepenephrine & the dopamine meds seemed to help but he insists ADHD is better treated with norepenephrine, only I think that's just because strattera is the new non-stimulant & he's hesitant to prescribe the good stuff. Well if I just want to get high, I'll go buy some pot or a nice bottle of wine so don't worry about that doc! So I got rid of him & I'm on my own now.
I'm considering visiting Daniel Amen's clinic, the guy who does brain scans then sees which regions of your brain are overactive/underactive and he's got some comprehensible understanding of particular drugs effects on those particular brain regions & prescribes based on that then scan your brain again to see if it's working. The problem is it's like $3,000 minimum. And maybe he's oversimplifying in his own way too & it won't work. Maybe just find another doc who will listen to my research & is willing to try more different things. That's not cheap either though without insurance.
sigh...
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