Posted by linkadge on February 25, 2006, at 9:46:52
In reply to Re: What exactly is acetylcholine (ACh) ??, posted by rod on February 24, 2006, at 23:03:58
To say that anticholinergics help parkonsons because they make you dumb would be incorrect probably because the cholinergic system of movement is independant of the cholinergic system of intelect. A drug just might happen to be affecting both at the same time.
Although the statement that anticholinergics help depression because they make you dumb, might be a slightly stronger statment, because both actions are tracable to similar brain regions, ie the hippocampus. Perhaps the two actions can be separated, (like the promise of a benzo which doesn't impair intelect.) but perhaps not.
See my post on babble board about how drugs that erase a mouses memory work as well for their depression as current antidepressants.
P.S. Cogentin worked as well for my depression as clomipramine.
Linkadge
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