Posted by psychobot5000 on October 19, 2006, at 12:25:16
In reply to Re: Fish oil experience so far, posted by qqqsimmons on October 19, 2006, at 11:42:02
Regarding excessive dopamine, I'm not sure a 40% increase in one area is that much to worry about--I believe SSRIs generally increase serotonin by more than that.
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> i read yesterday a study that said fish oil acts an MAO inhibitor (see journal link below) and so increases dopamine...especially, i believe, in the frontal cortex. i think this can lead to the hypomania and scattered thoughts you mention, and i've also experienced.
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That's a very dense study. I wonder, though, if the part about causing a decrease in dopamine in the striatum. I wonder if that decrease could lead to cognitive difficulties, and if so, wether there's a way to counteract that decrease...Thanks for posting--More studies like that one should be done (and available) --they seem very useful.
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