Posted by PaulB on June 23, 2001, at 5:32:38
In reply to Salvation Army4me, anyone knows more on...., posted by Anna Laura on June 23, 2001, at 2:46:38
> I was wondering if someone on this board knew something about L-Dopa for depression.
> (i'm reposting this, since i didn't get any answers).
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> Thanks in advance
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> Anna LauraHi Anna Laura
I tried L-Dopa once for depression. It may work okay for some people as it is the precursor for dopamine but there may be some problems.
L-Dopa can cause bad-side effects, particularly nausea, even though the available formula's particulry Sinemet is combined with a drug that inhibits the breakdown of the drug before it reaches the brain.
People who take it for Parkinsons disease need to increase the dosage after a few months leading to increased side-effects . I think the film awakenings shows this phenomenon occuring with Robert Deniro's character.
The reason why you didnt get a response is I doubt many people have taken L-Dopa for depresison and I should imagine it would be hard to get a script because it isnt licensed or indicated for the treatment of depression.
Why the interest in L-Dopa?
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