Posted by ace on January 22, 2003, at 23:25:27
In reply to Re: NARDIL and tobacco smoking: no interacton?, posted by Caleb462 on January 22, 2003, at 22:47:09
> There definitely IS an interaction. Nicotine induces dopamine release, nardil inhibits dopamine breakdown - so you're gettting a stronger reaction to the nicotine as far as dopamine concentration than you would normally. There may be other interactions as well.
Yeah, but this doesn't make the blood levels of Nardil to fall. In other words, smoking has no effect on the therapeutic effects of Nardil, albeit your getting a much stronger reaction to the tobacco. Right?
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