Posted by Larry Hoover on May 22, 2003, at 8:19:27
In reply to Re: Mitral Valve Prolapse and ADs, posted by McPac on May 21, 2003, at 20:53:43
> "If I recall correctly, magnesium attenuates glutamate (excitatory) receptor sensitivity, and thereby directly inhibits release of norepinephrine and epinephrine".
>
> >>>>Lar,...I thought I'd read that ocd had a very negative association with glutamates....sounds like magnesium might help ocd'ers???I hate using mechanisms as an argument for treatment based on a possible correlation..... What you suggest seems reasonable on its face, but I have not heard of using magnesium for OCD.
Lar
poster:Larry Hoover
thread:227225
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