Posted by SLS on January 26, 2016, at 8:42:26
In reply to Re: how to increase dopamine levels artificially, posted by rakesh on January 25, 2016, at 4:08:17
What are your most urgent symptoms?
Is Emsam (transdermal selegiline) available. It has the ability to act somewhat like Parnate, but is selective for dopamine at low dosages. At higher dosages, it acts a little more like Parnate and helps with norepinephrine and serotonin. Emsam is better for anxiety disorders - particularly social anxiety - but less effective for depression. You won't know until you try it, though.
I would consider combining lamotrigine (Lamictal) with bupropion (Wellbutrin). If that helps, but you need more, you can then add aripiprazole (Abilify). You might then consider a stimulant.
Is pemoline (Cylert) available in India? Pemoline is a pure dopamine releaser used for ADHD. It is no longer sold in the USA.
So there is my answer to your question.
My question to you is, why do you feel the need to focus on drugs with direct effects on dopamine neurons?
Some antidepressants increase dopamine in important areas of the brain downstream from their direct effect. For example, fluoxetine (Prozac), a SSRI, results in increased dopamine activity in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Sertraline (Zoloft) does the same thing in the nucleus accumbens.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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