Posted by karaS on October 26, 2004, at 15:20:32
In reply to Re: Supplements for brain fog? » karaS, posted by raybakes on October 26, 2004, at 13:43:47
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> > I read this as IMI was potentiating the stimulant effect of something else not that IMI was causing the hypersensitivity of the autoreceptors.
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> I read it that perhaps anti depressants can damage dopamine/dopamine receptor balance and sensitivity - but perhaps I'm reading too much into it?!
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> "The results indicate that chronic treatment with ADs potentiates the behavioural responses mediated by the stimulation of postsynaptic D2 receptors in the mesolimbic system and suggest that this behavioural supersensitivity is due to enhanced neurotransmission at the D1 receptor level"
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OK, I'll buy that. I wish that they had specified which type(s) of ADs rather than testing Immipramine and then stating that ADs in general (meaning all of them) can cause this problem. I'm wondering if this would pertain to the MAOIs.I got out my book last night on amino acid precursor loading to look up some information. I haven't give Norival a try yet. Are you still taking that? If so, how much and how often? Do you take any other amino acids now (besides NAG)? I'm trying to remember the sequence of events in the brain. Tyrosine becomes dopamine and then some of that gets metablized to norepinephrine. Does the process ever go backwards and NE becomes DA again? I doubt it but I want to be sure of this because I'm going to make some decisions where this is critical to know.
Thanks,
Kara
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