Posted by Squiggles on May 12, 2007, at 8:24:25
In reply to Re: Bi Polar/Recurrent Unipolar and Antidepressant, posted by linkadge on May 12, 2007, at 8:11:25
> But we are still just working with varients of drugs that were discovered by accident.
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> I don't know how much the acitions of these drugs are methodically planned out.
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> LinkadgeI don't know either. The neurological sciences
seem to have targeted neurotransmitters of brain hormones, amino acid transporters like serotonin, receptors for dopamine, inibitors, inducers, agonists, antagonists, and on and on. Surely, the science of this brain physiology must be a result of studying the chemistry of the brain under abnormal and normal conditions. And on the basis of that study, drugs are created.I think the only drug that they have not planned, which works on a finer molecular level is lithium. "We don't know how it works!" LOL -- i love that because it works so well-- very paradoxical.
Squiggles
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