Posted by Sigolene on May 21, 2000, at 14:41:49
In reply to Re: Levels of neurotransmitter metabolites, posted by SLS on May 20, 2000, at 11:53:24
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> This is interesting. I believe this is the first time I have heard of a clinician currently using urinary levels of neurotransmitter metabolites as a an indicator of which drugs to use. I hope it works.
> Which drugs does your doctor suggest for people with low 5-HT and DA? Which are you taking? How do you feel?
For high 5 HT and DA turnover, I should take a neuroleptic wich decrease these two neurotransmitters. But I'm not taking it, because too much side effects, and also I would like to have a baby, it's not good to take neuroleptics in that case. I'm just taking E vitamin as antioxydant (to decrease the over destruction of neurotransmitters in synapses) and AD (mianserin).
I think it's an interesting thing to measure metabolites, because for example, I know now why I feel very very bad if I take SSRI's AD for my depression. It's because I already have a too high 5 HT turnover, there's no need to increase more 5 HT. My depression is probably due to low NE, because "mianserin" (which works firstly on NE) is effective.
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> > In the past, depression has been associated with *low* levels of urinary metabolites. This is an indicator of low turnover.Yes when it's "normal" depression, but mine is atypical depression, associated with personality desorder. So, maybe it's deferent.
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> Regardless of which is which, it would be very interesting to know how successful your doctor has been using these lab results to determine treatment.> Anyway, I hope you found some of the magnesium/calcium information interesting.
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Yes thank you very much, and for the articles on metabolites as well. I just printed it.
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