Posted by Chaston on March 29, 2001, at 7:40:46
In reply to Re: If Zyprexa BLOCKS dopamine, what good is it?, posted by loosmrbls on March 29, 2001, at 7:24:43
I have heard that the new class of neuroleptics (originally thought of as anti-psychotic agents), which includes Zyprexa, is now being used quite often in bipolar mood disorders. Maybe different meds in this class work on somewhat different sets of dopamine receptors than older anti-psychotics.
Doesn't Zyprexa also help with anxiety and depression for some people?
Does it tend to make people real knocked out at first, but then they adjust?> Zyprexa, and the other medications you mentioned, arte used mainly for schizophrenia, or other mental illnesses where psychosis develops (like true mania or psychotic depression). Zyprexa has also been shown to have mood-stabilizing effects.
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> In schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses (like true mania) there is TOO MUCH dopamine, so these drugs are designed to bring it back down to normal levels.
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> So the question would be, why is someone on Zyprexa. For some people, it is a great drug.
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