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Re: Emotional numbness

Posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on April 29, 2010, at 14:17:07

In reply to Emotional numbness, posted by opalette on February 19, 2010, at 4:08:30

> What has been shown to help with it and why?

Noradrenalin increasing antidepressants are anecdotally said to be better at treating emotional numbness and anhedonia. Why excatly I don't know. Probably because noradrenalin is largely a stimulating neurotransmitter.

Dopamine is also indicated in anhedonia and emotional numbness as these are linked with dopamine hypofunction in parts of the brain. Pure dopamine agonists are usually not used to treat anything other than parkinsons and it's practically impossible to get a psychiatrist to presribe. Their potential to treat anhedonia are not really greatly backed up studies altough some are supportive.


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