Posted by Klavot on February 17, 2007, at 17:33:05
In reply to Re: Antipsychotics+motivation » Klavot, posted by Quintal on February 17, 2007, at 16:48:02
I may well be wrong; I'm certainly no expert on neuroleptics. I was under the impression that low dose APs have a pro-motivational effect, but apparently not. Yes, that makes sense.
Mmm... Just forget I said anything.
Thanks anyway.
Klavot
> >If antipsychotics lower dopaminergic activity then why do they have a pro-motivational effect?
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> You're the first person I've heard to say antipsychotics have a pro-motivational effect. They're notoriously anti-motivational and that's partly why they're used in prisons and psychiatric hospitals to subdue violent and disruptive individuals, not just because of their antipsychotic effect. I suppose some people who have *severe* depression or paralyzing anxiety might find their ability act on their desires improved after those obstacles are removed or reduced somewhat, but it would be a little misleading to extrapolate that into saying antipsychotics are pro-motivational.
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> Some newer antipsychotic drugs such as Abilify might help motivation, but Abilify has a different effect at D2 receptors being a partial agonist rather than an antagonist.
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> Q
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