Posted by erik98225 on November 18, 2006, at 15:41:55
In reply to Re: Dopamine - Do you care about those Agonists ? » erik98225, posted by Quintal on November 18, 2006, at 14:14:21
> Galantamine is a acetylcholinesterase inhibitor that also acts at nicotinic cholinergic receptor sites. I imagine that is a complicated way of saying it acts like nicotine?
Plausible, especially if it's an alzheimers drug (I know that nicotine prevents alzheimers). But you'd better consult a doctor on this one -- I'm not too knowledgeable about enzyme inhibitors.
> I think I would stick with the tobacco rather than risk a relapse into alcohol too.On the first day of treatment, the counselor actually told me: "Don't quit smoking." You need to get off the alcohol first and stay off it a long time before you even think about trying to quit smoking.
> I have been wondering if I have a form of Tourettes myself after reading a book called 'Life, interrupted' by James McConnel this summer. I recognised some of my own eccentric traits and mannerisms, and also the intrusive thoughts and desires. I often get an overwhelming urge to do or say something very offensive in public, but thankfully this usually dissolves in to a fit of giggles, which is bad enough in itself though. In a more conservative family I may well have been locked up and put on haloperidol myself by now.My tourettes isn't the hollywood version where you're spouting obscenities all the time. It's characterized by vocal tics -- my speech sounds odd, which no doubt contributes to my social phobia. The haloperidol did improve my speech noticeably, but the inner torture (akathesia) was so awful that I discontinued it within a few weeks.
Erik
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