Posted by undopaminergic on February 22, 2022, at 8:21:32
In reply to Reuptake Inhibition causes major probs for me, posted by Jay2112 on February 21, 2022, at 13:49:14
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> The RI's basically *force* the monoamine to hold in the pre-synaptic neuron.
>They just keep the transporter protein from absorbing the neurotransmitter back into the presynaptic neuron.
> I question how healthy this mechanism is..it just seems so aggressive,
In fact it is a very passive process. So maybe you mean passive-aggressive, haha.
> compared to just making more monoamine available.
Well, possibly if you mean precursors like L-dopa or 5-HTP. But MAOIs would seem approximately equally "aggressive". On the other hand, however, to *force* the neurotransmitters out of their storage vesicles, like amphetamines do, that seems a lot more "aggressive" to me.
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