Posted by SheilaC on July 22, 2009, at 20:33:10
In reply to Re: Dopamine drugs?, posted by JayBTV2 on July 22, 2009, at 20:12:16
> I've taken a number of dopamine related medications and honestly the only ones that really worked for me are the ADD stimulant class of meds (Ritalin/Adderall/etc). They're definitely pretty powerful medications though and lots of doctors won't prescribe them since they're controlled and have abuse potential....
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> Some people have success with Welbutrin. Sadly I experienced really bad akathesia while on Welbutrin....
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> I believe Emsam (the depression "patch") is also a dopamine reuptake inhibitor. It's technically an MAOI but doesn't have the dietary restrictions and should increase dopamine levels in the brain. So perhaps that's a less common option to explore.....
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> Good luck!
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> -JayYea, Wellbutrin kind of made me rageful. Not so good.
Will Emsam at low doses effect any other drugs? I really don't want to deal with side effects. I thought about taking a small dose of parnate, but I think that has diet/food interactions.
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