Posted by Cam W. on January 30, 2000, at 18:56:01
In reply to Re: Which ADs affect dopamine and norepinephrine?, posted by Scott L. Schofield on January 30, 2000, at 14:59:24
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> > Hi,
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> > I'm very impressed by your post !
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> Don't say things like that. I might begin to think that I have a brain.
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> > Where did you get all these knowledge about medications ?
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> 1. Rutgers Medical School Library - a long time ago.
> - I was able to concentrate and remember things better then than I can now. Even so, I was only able to work for between 30 and 45 minutes before my poor brain would give up and force me to go home.
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> 2. For several reasons, I felt very strongly that dopamine function played a critical role in my case. At the time, only a handful of investigators were looking into it as possibly being a contributing factor in the causes of depression. That is why I began to search for antidepressants or other drugs that possessed dopaminergic and norandrenergic properties.
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> 2. I have seen too many doctors, although I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity.
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> 3. I guess if you throw enough sh_t against the wall, some of it is bound to stick.
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> > Just one thing: I think that MAOI also affect serotonin, as well as NE and DA.Am I wrong ?
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> No, you are not wrong. Either that, or we are both wrong.
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> Serotonin (5-HT), norepinephrine (NE), and dopamine (DA) all belong to a family of molecules known as "monoamines". Monoamine oxidase (MAO) is an enzyme that is supposed to break-down these neurotransmitters to keep their levels stable. If MAO is prevented from doing so (inhibited), levels neurotransmitters increase.
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> Additionally, those MAOIs that can inhibit the MAO-A subtype enzyme, raise the levels of melatonin in the brain (pineal gland) by stimulating its biosynthesis.
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> - Scott
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> It's getting close to kick-off.Everyone - Melatonin is closely related in structure to serotonin. - Cam W.
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