Posted by Larry Hoover on July 22, 2008, at 8:21:34
In reply to Re:, posted by maree on July 22, 2008, at 0:34:25
> So can you increase your level of CYP2D6?
No, this enzyme is not inducible. What your genes gave you is all you have, and that amount can be effectively reduced by any inhibitors or substrates.
> I do not react to any anti depressant, actually I do not get any real benefit from anything that I put in my mouth (including food), except pain killers, and that is only for a short time.
Rather than having low enzyme levels, you may have what are called super-metabolizing enzymes. These enzymes process chemicals at many times the "normal" rate. I put the word in quotation marks because super-metabolizers are normal. They just differ from the population mean (called the norm). It might be worth having enzyme function testing performed, if the expense is not an obstacle.
Lar
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