Posted by Brainbeard on June 27, 2009, at 5:01:32
In reply to Re: Has anyone else noticed that....., posted by sukarno on June 26, 2009, at 12:09:02
> Well, I only take Stablon, which is mild in its dopamine-boosting effects, but it is enough that I feel a desire to gamble or seek out excitement or pleasure. Fortunately I can restrain myself and not gamble or anything else, but dopamine indeed increases reward seeking behavior...at least I think it does from what I read.
Interesting. I have been experimenting with tianeptine (Stablon) too. The regular 3 x 12.5mg a day, but also other dosages. (Not very high though - that stuff is way too expensive for that). It also stimulated pleasure-seeking behaviour in me. But the thing is, the SSRIs do so too in my case. Very pronounced. SSRIs even seem to increase my 'mental libido' (while decreasing my physical libido). I think we really know squat yet about SSRIs working mechanisms. They seem to have some pro-dopaminergic properties, though in the long run they're obviously anti-dopaminergic. I'm currently theorizing about the possibility that it might be the SSRIs anti-dopaminergic effect rather than their serotonergic effect that is mostly responsible for their anti-OCD potential.
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