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Posted by DSCH on August 18, 2003, at 0:06:47
If there is, I'd like to know about it.
The latest development in tonight's little excursion with B6 plus tryptophan-rich salmon plus possible simple sugars has been awful pain and stiffness in my right leg.
I took some DLPA and inositol an hour ago and I hope that helps.
Serotonin, Serotonin, Serotonin... everybody talks about having more of it. Has ANYBODY given thought to the possibility of having too much of it?!
Forbid that the masses should find their dopamine and norepinephrine levels rising instead. They might stop buying junk food from the supermarkets, quit patronizing fast food restaurants, vote incumbent politicans out of office, ignore advertisements, stop watching television, no longer put up with bad customer service, and just start thinking for themselves in general. Society as we know it would be put at risk!
Sorry, but I just needed to get that out of my system.
Posted by BekkaH on August 18, 2003, at 0:18:20
In reply to Is there such a thing as a serotonin antagonist?, posted by DSCH on August 18, 2003, at 0:06:47
Well, how about Tianeptine? Tianeptine causes serotonin reuptake (i.e., it does NOT inhibit the reuptake).
Medicines that increase dopamine can cause a decrease in serotonin and vice versa.
I'm not sure that serotonin is the problem, however. I think the problem lies with the mechanism of action of the ssri's in particular. There are other drugs, like Trazodone and Nefazodone, for example, that affect serotonin without the dreaded apathy, fatigue and prostration caused by ssri's. Also, in my experience, the most selective of the ssri's (Celexa/lexapro) caused the worst apathy and amotivational syndromes.
Posted by DSCH on August 18, 2003, at 0:51:49
In reply to Is there such a thing as a serotonin antagonist?, posted by DSCH on August 18, 2003, at 0:06:47
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