Posted by IsoM on March 23, 2002, at 3:28:01
In reply to Fachad, others: question about TCA's and receptors, posted by Janelle on March 23, 2002, at 1:09:47
First, the link I'm giving may be too much to understand. If it is, I apologise. But even if you don't understand it all, you may be surprised how much you do. It's about synapses, receptors & neurotransmitters. It's very well explained & it may not be easy reading for you, I think you'll find it interesting to learn.
If you do think it understandable enough, you might want to book mark the site. It comes with a diagram to help understand it better.
http://www.ultranet.com/~jkimball/BiologyPages/S/Synapses.html#neurotransmittersTCAs increase the level of norepinephrine & serotonin in the brain by inhibiting its uptake. As fachad mentioned earlier, neurotransmitters aren't just used in our brain but throughout are body for our entire nervous system moderating digestion, blood flow, heartrate, motor function, etc. So affecting these neurotransmitters in the brain often affects other system. Side-effects in other systems are therefore unavoidable.
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