Posted by laima on August 15, 2006, at 12:32:24
In reply to Re: melatonin antagonists?, posted by Tom Twilight on August 15, 2006, at 12:11:33
Is "agonist" and "antagonist" different then? I might not have heard my doctor or remembered correctly then- the words sound so similar and I am no bio-chem expert. I'm not even sure what processes they are specifically referring to. Thanks for the correction.> > If my memory is accurate, my psychiatrist described the new sleep drug, rozerem, as a "melatonin antagonist".
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> Rozerem is a Melatonin Agonit!
> Otherwise it would cause insomnia rather than helping it
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> Caffeine reduces Melatonin production
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> I know clean Melatonin antagonists exist, although I have no idea what they are or how to get them!
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