Posted by SLS on June 7, 2000, at 8:02:04
In reply to Re: Amisulpride, Selegiline- Michael » AndrewB, posted by michael on June 6, 2000, at 20:21:00
> The only other thing I would say is to be careful... Too much of a good thing (dopamine, in this case) might not be a good thing.
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> Isn't that (too much dopamine) what neuroleptics - like higher-dose amisulpride, etc. - are trying to address? Might psychotic symptoms be a side effect if carried beyond a certain point?Yes. L-dopa by itself occasionally produces psychosis when used to treat Parkinson's Disease. Such a reaction is usually treated with a neuroleptic at appropriate dosages.
> > Recently read a study abstract that indicates 5mg. of selegiline does the same as 10mg.
Trial and error is still, of course, often a necessity when dealing with the human body.
- Scott
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