Posted by linkadge on October 31, 2004, at 16:44:07
In reply to Mirapex-down-regulate dopamine?, posted by iris2 on October 31, 2004, at 16:36:21
The downregulation does not mean it wears off. Infact the alteration in receptors can occur when the drug works.
For instance. SSRI's downregulate the 5-ht1a receptors, but this is one of the things that is believed to be associated with the responce. Ie post mortem brains have shown to have significantly upregulated 5-ht1a receptors.
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