Posted by KimberlyDi on October 31, 2003, at 15:00:50
In reply to Re: Hope I didn't sound too preachy, posted by Clayton on October 31, 2003, at 13:38:06
Methamphetamine (METH) is a major drug of abuse which causes neurotoxicity by depleting dopamine, its metabolites, high-affinity dopamine uptake sites and tyrosine hydroxylase activity in the striatum.
-Cooney CA, Wise CK, Poirier LA, Ali SF
FDA Jeffersonok, sum it up, meth destroys dopamine. i was lucky that i only dabbled in it during my senior year in highschool. since then i've always had a weakness for alcohol and an extremely low sex drive (perhaps before too). My newest idea is to drop the SSRI's and do what I can to raise my dopamine levels (without alcohol of course). :) once i withdrawal sanely and safely from effexor. if that day ever happens.
After studying sociology, I believe that what a person becomes is influenced by both genetics and environment.
> I grew uo with extremely dysfunctional parenting.
>
> I have suffered, debilitating severe SAD.
>
> I also abused meth tabs ("whites") for a couple of years about thirty years ago. Amphetamines in particular are know to cause permanent dyfunction in brain function.
>
> My axiiety sysmtoms started just when I stopped swallowing those pills. They include SAD, moderate GAD, insomnia and depression.
>
> Just a guess, but I'd tend to agree that the parenting contributed mostly to the SAD. Or, if I may speculate, the speed caused anxiety disorders and the parenting caused them to manifest primarily as SAD.
poster:KimberlyDi
thread:274678
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031030/msgs/275316.html