Posted by Joe Bloe on February 23, 2007, at 0:27:37
In reply to Re: Lamictal and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors » circusboy, posted by psychobot5000 on February 22, 2007, at 22:49:58
This discussion is very interesting.
I'm definitely not a neuroscience expert either, (as perhaps the following post may show), but I have an interest in learning, which is why I suppose most of us are here.
I looked up "anticholinergic" on wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticholinergic], and the effects of Anticholinergics seem to match the side effect profile of Lamictal rather closely - that is, the side effects actual people are talking about.
I was reading the post just below on "Brain Steroids" [http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20070219/msgs/734959.html]
The poster takes several acetylcholine boosting drugs and supplements. Now, if Lamictal is anticholinergic, (and if the primary therapeutic action of Lamictal is its anticholinergic effect, then does taking cholinergic drugs and supplements potentially mitigate any benefit from Lamictal?
Or does Lamictal have other therapeutic properties that makes it worthwhile to take the drug while trying to limit it anticholinergic properties?
poster:Joe Bloe
thread:734880
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20070219/msgs/735260.html