Posted by OldSchool on January 24, 2002, at 20:26:46
In reply to Re: Zyprexa and MAOIs?, posted by david999 on January 24, 2002, at 19:52:12
> Hi, thanks for the response. I was wondering if Zyprexa is the opposite of MAIOs. Does Zyprexa decrease the amount of dopamine and MAIOs increase it? I have a sort of a problem. I been taking Zyprexa for a speech problem because there have been tests that say that people who stutter have a higher level of dopamine the normal people and Zyprexa has been used to treat stutterers I also have a social aniexty order though and want to take something for that. So far, the Zyprexa hasn't been helping my speech, any ideas?
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> DavidI dont know anything about stuttering or speech problems so Im not going to pretend to. That is a question for your doctor. But I can tell you that Zyprexa decreases the amount of dopamine AND serotonin. Zyprexa is a dopamine and serotonin antagonist.
MAOIs on the other hand potently increase levels of both dopamine and serotonin, as well as a wide variety of other brain neurotransmitters. MAOIs increase everything basically.
All anti-psychotics are dopamine antagonists...thus they block dopamine levels.
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