Posted by loosmrbls on March 29, 2001, at 7:24:43
In reply to If Zyprexa BLOCKS dopamine, what good is it?, posted by SalArmy4me on March 29, 2001, at 4:47:38
Zyprexa, and the other medications you mentioned, arte used mainly for schizophrenia, or other mental illnesses where psychosis develops (like true mania or psychotic depression). Zyprexa has also been shown to have mood-stabilizing effects.
In schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses (like true mania) there is TOO MUCH dopamine, so these drugs are designed to bring it back down to normal levels.
So the question would be, why is someone on Zyprexa. For some people, it is a great drug.
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