Posted by Larry Hoover on November 27, 2004, at 11:28:43
In reply to mangesium doesn't have the neurotrophic effects..., posted by linkadge on November 26, 2004, at 15:18:03
> I'm under the impression that magnesium doesn't have the neurotrophic effects that lithium does.
> Ie, does magnesium increase BDNF and NGF ??
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> Is magnesium a serotonin autoreceptor antagonist ?
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> I'm just wondering to what degree magnesium can substitute for lithium in my case.
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> LinkadgeSubstitute? Augment was how I was looking at it. Certain G-protein (second messenger) events at serotonin receptors require magnesium. Magnesium does have an indirect effect on BDNF, as far as I know.
Maybe you can take less lithium, and get magnesium benefits, too?
Lar
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