Posted by JohnL on September 8, 1999, at 18:33:26
In reply to Re: A A A..?? - Neuroscience info site, posted by Louise on September 8, 1999, at 5:00:25
Thanks Louise. Let me use an example to show my difficulty understanding agonist vs antagonist so maybe I can figure it out better. Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist. To me that means it blocks the effects of the body's natural opiates at the receptor sites. Does that trick the body into making more opiates because it can't sense there is enough? Same with Remeron. It antagonizes receptor sites and basically tricks the brain into stepping up production of serotonin because of the perceived lack of serotonin because it's being blocked? Is that how it works, or am I way off base? Sorry, sometimes I can understand the difficult stuff real easy, but the simple stuff confuses me. Thanks for your help.
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