depression medication dopamine

Then from there ask about the specific side effect profile and efficacy of each one as regards its effect on depression and you could also look up the medication website. From what I am reading Amisulpride like Seroquel does have a mood stabilization effect and actually has shown efficacy on depresion though only a psychiatrist would understand this in full.

How would a stimulant work in conjunction with a partial dopamine agonist like Rexulti? I am prescribe the Rexulti for depression/anxiety in conjunction with Prozac and Cymbalta. The Vyvanse is being added to treat my severe ADHD, I am the mostly inattentive type. I just want to be able to think and focus clearly. If this combo will still allow that I would be happy, if not than I may need to talk to my doc. Thanks for any responses.

My boyfriend described this feeling and from what I understand, this class of medication, although the drug increases seretonin in the brain to decrease the depression or sadness...it is at the same time reducing the amount of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is the chemical that allows us to feel ectasy and elation. This may be leading to a certain "masking" of feelings while on your medication(s). Well, that is how I uderstood it anyway.

My doctor prescribed me wellbutrin yesterday for anxiety and depression. (I'm also quitting smoking.) He said that one of the side effects could be suicidal thoughts. I have never had these before in my life. I am scared to death that this medication is going to make me think about things like that. Does this happen to a lot of people? And, does it happen with people who don't usually have these types of thoughts?

It made you terrified because if you also have an anxiety problem, and most folks have both anxiety and depression as they pretty much feed into the kinds of thoughts that fuel the other, wellbutrin is perhaps the most stimulating of all the commonly used antidepressants (I say commonly, because speed is used for depression, but not commonly anymore) because it doesn't only work on dopamine, it also works on norepinephrine, also called noradrenaline, as the SNRI class of drugs do and for man

I had a psychodic episode five months ago: and at first they gave me anti psychodics. In five months doctors have tried the following. Three separate hospitalizations. Resperidal, depakote, cymbalta, zoloft,syraquel, ambilify, celexia, wellbutrin, (lorazapam and trazadone as needed). I have found myself to be emotionally and mentally exhausted. The latest doctor has settled on a diagnosis of "major depression with psychodic features". Celexia is what I am on right now.

Something interesting happened recently that both illustrates this and makes me think dopamine may have something to do with it. First, let me make it clear that I am not a druggie. I've never taken an illegal, recreational drug in my life, not even pot (and I was in high school in the 1980s!) On a couple of occasions, however, I have taken peyote with Native Americans. The reasons for that are another story. The peyote church I attended was in Arizona, several hundred miles from my home.

m having depression from an antipsychotic medication called invega. My pharmasist friend told me that it decreases something called dopamine in your brain I'm wondering if getting on anti depressants could help reverse this or perhaps that just touches base on other issues other than what I have reason to be the cause (the invega). Also is it possible to ever feel happy without these medications or do I need something that potent (the antidepressants) to get back to normal?

I have researched a lot about various deficiencies, mainly serotonin and dopamine. I have found that I have low dopamine, and I would really like to try Wellbutrin as it seems to work wonders for major depression. I have seen a psychologist for about a year, so I have already tried the CBT tactic, and while it worked at times, I really feel like a medication would give me a much-needed boost. My psychologist would support my desire for meds.

You are very welcome. Always happy to help. You are absolutely right that psychiatric drugs have traditionally focused on six neurotransmitters: acetylcholine, dopamine, noradrenaline (i.e., norepinephrine), serotonin, glutamate, and GABA. As you know, depression and anxiety typically go together so medications for treating depression and anxiety often act on the same neurotransmitters.

There is evidence of nutritional deficiencies and exposure to toxic substances such as lead and mercury, but no study has found that people with anxiety or depression have less or more dopamine, serotonin, or norepineprine than anyone else. What we do know is that supplementation with substances such as 5htp or ssris can help by maximizing use of neurotransmitters, not that here was any shortage or excess to begin with.

I'm 18 and was recently diagnosed with Bipolar 2...though I've been diagnosed with panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder since I was 12... My dad has Tourette's, OCD, and ADHD, and he also experiences panic attacks when he isn't smoking or chewing tobacco... he has an extreme over load of Dopamine from having Tourette's syndrome and also from certain drugs when he was in his 20's (which create more receptors for Dopamine in the brain)! He is ALWAYS hyper.

some are better for anxiety type depression...some for laying around type depression etc...depends on the NT that u r in need of...i thru research figured out on my own that i needed dopamine...and started wellbutrin...tricyclics also help dopamine...my docsa will just hand me whatever i asked for but AD are very specific and if it is not what u need..i wont help....tyrosine and phenylalanine also help with dopamine release/amino...many narc users also need methionone/amino....

or ur methadone clinic can help u....remeron is a dopamine enhancer? I think...parkinson drug if i recall but not sure... would have to google it...dopamine helps depression and wellbutrin is an example but not near as "direct" as some of the parkinson drugs they use for depression.....parkinsons' is caused from a loss of dopamine...ask ur doctor at ur clinic or the one who prescribed it...i can see how it would help depression and energy...

Hello there, Tiredness, dizziness, memory problems are indeed symptoms of depression but they can also be caused by your medication too if you are on any medication i would like to know then i would be able to shed some light on this and give you better advices. For your symptoms i believe the GABA, glutamate, norepinephrine and serotonin neurotransmitters are the cause.

m pretty sure I found out why this medication causes the depression and anxiety. It suppresses the dopamine in our brains. Aaaahhhh! We need our dopamine to feel good! Oh if I had only known that it worked like that. I would have been all, " oh hell no I'm not taking that!" Sure would have been nice had they mentioned it. So here's how I feel I got better; I used my Xanax a little more often to save me from having panic attacks and to help me with the continuous anxiety.

There is no evidence yet on what or if any chemical imbalance causes mental illness, but the current research is mostly focused as for depression on glutamate, not dopamine, which is much more focused on for psychotic illnesses. It also has a milder effect on serotonin and also affects norepinephrine, which can make it too stimulating for many and can cause anxiety in some because of this.

s a lot of medication you are taking and some new meds can do wonders at treating both anxiety and depression like the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor ( SSRI like Cymbalta and Lexapro ) But well if you GP think you need such heavy medication i respect his choice since i don't know you and your condition but you're taking a lot... And as for the Abilify i don't sugest you change that since you might have a schizophrenia and or bi-polar disorder...

I have been struggling with depression for many years. I took Zoloft for 8 years with good results, however the effect of the drug lessoned and I began trying newer medications ie, Wellbutrin, Effexor, Cymbalta, Triliptal, Lexapro, Lamictal, Luvox, all of which caused significant hair loss. I am now on Celexa and my hair is starting to fall out. It is very disappointing.

I have been on the medication for 2 1/2 years (for Fibromyalgia, depression and panic disorder). After doing a lot of research, I decided to wean myself off of the medication (yes, I did see my doctor first, but she was no help at all...and again, I did my research). After going down 20 mg for two days, I was a basket case.

alcohol)/addictive personality Shy/introvert Low libido or impotence Mentally fatigued easily and physically fatigued easily Sleep too much and trouble getting out of bed Put on weight easily Family history of alcoholism/ADD/ADHD Dopamine levels may be low due to a combination of genetic and acquired reasons. Dopamine can be raised effectively using either nutrient based therapies or medications. Dopamine is synthesized form the amino acid tyrosine.

A shortage or excess of these and similar neurotransmitters are thought to be responsible for emotional disorders like anxiety, depression, ADHD, social anxiety and mood disorder. Someone who has Parkinson’s disease lacks Dopamine. This question is best suited for the specialists. It takes years of education to have a good understand of how all these work together for proper functioning.

The 1st is abilify, a 2nd generation atypical AP (regulates dopamine instead of suppressing it) also good for depression but leads to anxiety the ennemy to all BP. My mind tells me you shouldn't combine the 2 drugs but you can with seroquel (my own med) because as I said it works downwards(antimanic) . Again titration in seroquel is very wide, so while abilify dose 10-30mg seroquel 400-1500mg or about.

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