Posted by linkadge on December 18, 2006, at 7:45:32
In reply to Re: Dopamine deprivation - *get some red bull!* » linkadge, posted by laima on December 17, 2006, at 21:53:29
Red bull tastes just fine to me. Its not a crazy herbal taste like other energy drinks.
Theres like 1000mg of taurine in it, so that will *definately* have more of an effect than just caffine.
I've had a few people with "schizohprenai" say it helps them a lot more than the stimulants they've been prescribed.
Caffiene does not increase limbic dopamine nearly as much as amphetamine or ritaline. IT seems to be selective to the frontal cortex.
Tarine works like an anticonvulsant. Anticonvulsants like depakote, or tegretol will further decrease limbic dopamine, and increase dopamine release in the frontal cortex.
(infact some authors speculate that shizohprenia is purely due to the hypofunctioning frontal cortex, and its failure to controll overactive limbic cicutry. That is why in some cases amphetamines can be powerfull anti-manic agents!)
Turn on the frontal cortex, turn off the limbic system.Linkadge
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