Posted by raybakes on September 22, 2004, at 7:04:19
In reply to Calcium causing depress./apathy etc.?Larry, Others, posted by Jasmineneroli on September 6, 2004, at 23:04:30
Hi, saw your post about your concerns with calcium... Not sure if you know but the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate uses calcium to upregulate neuronal cell activity via it's NMDA receptor. Magnesium and zinc can balance the receptor. Clonazepam works on the GABA receptor, that opposes glutamate. Excess calcium in a cell causes excitotoxicity.
Here's an abstract on excitotoxicity....
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