Posted by lil' jimi on September 18, 2003, at 2:41:36
In reply to Re: Anyone switched to Lexapro? « ggrrl, posted by leedsman on September 18, 2003, at 0:52:35
> what about dopamine and norinephrine , what does that do for you, if all you need is serotonin, what are the symptoms of missing the other two?
thanks to merriam-webster on-line (http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary), i got this out of their dictionary ...
norepinephrine:
"is a vasopressor hormone of the adrenal medulla, and is a precursor of epinephrine in its major biosynthetic pathway" ...so now we should know what epinephrine is:
"the principal blood-pressure raising hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla and is used medicinally especially as a heart stimulant, a vasoconstrictor in controlling hemorrhages of the skin, and a muscle relaxant in bronchial asthma -- called also adrenaline" ...dopamine we know is what's deficient in parkinson's patients ... ... critically responsible to motor action ... also a contributor to feeling pleasure ...
... my doctor considered putting me on Effexor because it is an SNRI ... it stimulates norepinehprine levels, and she felt i needed and that norepinephrine supports motivation ...
... nitric oxide (NO) is another good neurotransmitter ... but nobody talks about it ... ... so it's my favorite ... because it's so unpopular ...
we need then all ... ... it is just that with enough serotonin we aren't as likely to kill anybody ... ... maybe ?
these are getting into the details, as wayne calls when i post tmi ... ..
... two kinds of resources about these kind of questions:
here at pBabble, read all of Larry Hoover's posts ... along with anything from JrBecker or Ron Hill ... ... these guys are amazing ...then try http://www.mind-boosters.com
... where you will find the complete text of dr. ray sahelian's book _Mind Boosters_so my continual nagging question i'm going to have to research is ...
When and why did adrenaline have it's name turn into epinephrine ?
... what i am wondering is how come adrenaline, the stimulating 'fight or flight' hormone, got a name change when it got promoted to vital neurotranmitter ?? ... (see how quizzical i am? two question marks !)but i got to go to bed now, so i'll find out tomorrow
... good night,
~ jim
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