Posted by 1980Monroe on April 8, 2004, at 17:21:28
In reply to Re: Motiavion meds (similar to Adderall/amphetamines)?, posted by Ame Sans Vie on April 8, 2004, at 16:45:20
Usally dopamine is the motivator chemical, along with noradrenaline. That motivating-arousal feeling you get from adderall,is amphetamine is stimulating dopamine and also noradreanline out into the nerve synapse, the more dopamne and noradreanline into the synapse the greater the effect.
Dopamine agonists are good motivators but not really reinforcing, as much as amphetamine.
Ritilin would give you a very similar feeling because it is blocking the dopamine from leaving the synapse, so more stays there.
Wellbutrin which is an anti-depressant would slightly do the same effect, because it also does the same as ritilin but is not as strong and reinforcing.
There are also supplements that you can buy at GNC such as L-Tyrosine and L or DL-Phenylanine which are converted into dopamine and noradreanline, they sometimes are good motivators, but too much makes you a nervous wreck.
Serotonin in a way is motivating but it doesnt have that same motivating feeling from dopamine. Its a less noticable. Usally its mainly for general mood improvement. Prozac, and Paxil are two meds. that work on serotonin along with other SSRI's.
Hope this info does you good. I take adderall too thats, and researched why it makes you motivated, so i already did the work for you.
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