Posted by banga on April 11, 2005, at 19:56:04
In reply to Re: Antidepressants affect serotonin in 2 distinctways » jrbecker, posted by ed_uk on April 11, 2005, at 13:04:56
Ed wrote--
> So.... in the presense of an SSRI, less dopamine might be released. Perhaps these findings could explain why SSRIs sometimes cause apathy and amotivation. This 'anti-dopamine' activity doesn't sound all that great to me! I would expect the antidepressant effect of SSRIs to be increased (not blocked) by inhibiting DAT.
>That was my first thought as well--that this is bad, not good news. It implies less dopamine....I want more! I suppose it is good to know in the long run...the more we know, the further we progress towards some clearer answers (and undoubtedly more questions than ever).
B.
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