Posted by Ofan on August 11, 2003, at 15:33:46
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin neurotoxicity?, posted by pianolady on August 11, 2003, at 1:41:44
> According to my psychopharmacology
> textbook, "Drugs and Human Behavior", 4th Ed., David M. Grilly, a neurotoxin is "a substance that causes the destruction of neural tissue".Essentially, this is what I take the word neurotoxin to mean, as well. However, I would also include the type of toxicity I have read may be caused by MDMA and similar substances, i.e. not necessarily brain cell death, but long-term damage or dysfunction of cellular components (degeneration of axons, etc.)
> The long and short of it is this: It's unlikely that Wellbutrin will "kill" brain cells, but our brain chemistry may be altered with long-term usage.
> (Unknown whether this is good, bad, or of no consequence).I wonder if there are any studies looking into these effects?
At any rate, thank you all for your responses.
-O
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