Posted by Michael Bell on March 6, 2003, at 12:24:45
In reply to Re: Dopamine agonists » Michael Bell, posted by daizy on March 5, 2003, at 7:47:36
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> > So to sum it up, it seems to me that GABA dysfunction is the main reason for SP, with poor dopamine transmission due to chronically excess levels in brain as a result of low GABA"
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> So does this mean that to combat SP and anxiety, you need a drug that primarily increases GABA, and then adding an SSRI or SNRI to increase the levels of others?
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> I think I have understood!
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Since Klonopin and a few others seem to be very effective for SP with little or no direct effect on serotonin or norepinephrine, I guess what I was saying is people with SP need to attack the GABA system primarily, then add a little something to increase Dopamine transmission.
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