Posted by Chaston on March 30, 2001, at 7:42:02
In reply to Re: If Zyprexa BLOCKS dopamine, what good is it?, posted by stjames on March 29, 2001, at 23:58:31
> > Risperdal, Seroquel, and Geodon do the same thing, so how is that supposed to help someone? Don't we need dopamine in our brains?
>
> James here....
>
> The antipsychotics also have AD effects. Adjust one NT and you adjust many other NT's and systems.
> The analogues more, less and block are just that,
> analogues. They may help some understand psycopharmacology but neurology is not a tit for
> tat system.
>
> jamesYeah, I think you're right. "More gas makes the car go faster," but only if it is mixed with the right amount of air, has enough compression and spark, the gearing and tires are right, etc--it's a complex system.
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