Re: dopamine regulation (and other note on Lexapro)

[Guest guest]

Wow, very interesting. Dopamine is a hormone, right? It's amazing how much

hormones

affect us. This is certainly worth looking into more, and even discussing with

our doctors

and/or with the NIH if anyone ever does get to participate in a case study on

4S. I am one

of the lucky ones whose doctor has sent a letter of recommendation for. I sure

hope I can

participate in a study. I'll do anything to make this better for me, and all of

us!

PS. I'm trying Lexapro now. It is the first " mood stabilizing " drug that

hasn't had a load of

side effects and so far, it hasn't hurt and may even be helping. It's hard to

analyze the

effects right now because I lost my cubicle job and am no longer around my

biggest

trigger people.

>

> I read this on the web and thought it was very interesting. Maybe

> there is a problem with our dopamine regulation.

>

> Dopamine in the thinking areas of the brain might be considered the

> neurotransmitter of focus and attending. Low levels impair our ability

> to focus on our environment or to " lock on " to tasks, activities, or

> conversations. Low levels of Dopamine make concentration and focus very

> difficult with low levels also associated with Attention-Deficit

> Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). On the other end of the Dopamine

> dipstick, as Dopamine levels in the brain begin to raise, we become

> excited/energized, then suspicious and paranoid, then finally

> hyperstimulated by our environment. With low levels of Dopamine, we

> can't focus while with high levels of Dopamine our focus becomes

> narrowed and intense to the point of focusing on everything in our

> environment as though it were directly related to our situation.

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[Guest guest]

Wellbutrin is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor, which means it could cause hypersensitivity. I wonder if it's a poor choice for people who are already hypersensitive. I found this on a website:

'Some patients find that Wellbutrin's action on the central nervous system can produce unpleasant hypersensitivity. "When I took Wellbutrin, I spent a lot of time on my sofa with the blanket over my head," comments Eleanor, 39, a Colorado stockbroker. "I felt oversensitized all over my body. I just felt weird."'

Hmm...maybe I should get off this stuff! I take it for a stomach problem, and it helps a lot. Rats.