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Posted by malthus on August 18, 2004, at 0:17:44
I have read on this site that there is some relation between dopamine and feelings of anhedonia and apathy. My doctor talked to me today about Luvox and dopamine. Also is there and OCD connection between Luvox and/or dopamine levels? Also is there a connection between Xyprexa and dopamine and/or OCD? Need help fast!
Posted by chemist on August 18, 2004, at 10:01:24
In reply to chemist!! Anyone...Luvox and dopamine?, posted by malthus on August 18, 2004, at 0:17:44
> I have read on this site that there is some relation between dopamine and feelings of anhedonia and apathy. My doctor talked to me today about Luvox and dopamine. Also is there and OCD connection between Luvox and/or dopamine levels? Also is there a connection between Xyprexa and dopamine and/or OCD? Need help fast!
hello there, chemist here...zyprexa does antagonize several dopamine receptors, so i would expect that this contributes to the antipsychotic and mood stabilising features.....i am not aware of a link to OCD in particular. i do personally take luvox, off-label for mild depression. i am not aware of any significant dopaminergic activity of fluvoxamine, although it is not entirely absent, if memory serves. sorry to lead this to a dead-end, but in summary: zyprexa is heavily tied to squelching dopamine release, and luvox at best is a slight enhancer of dopamine release, though for all practical purposes i think the efficacy of luvox is in the modulation of serotonin. all the best, chemist
Posted by malthus on August 18, 2004, at 12:47:59
In reply to Re: chemist!! Anyone...Luvox and dopamine? » malthus, posted by chemist on August 18, 2004, at 10:01:24
Hi Chemist:
Thanks for your response. I read on one of your posts that Luvox was good for OCD. Am I mistaken?
Best, Malthus
Posted by malthus on August 18, 2004, at 13:22:30
In reply to Re: chemist!! Anyone...Luvox and OCD, posted by malthus on August 18, 2004, at 12:47:59
Should have directed this question to you in my subject line. Thanks Chemist :-)
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Posted by chemist on August 18, 2004, at 14:16:50
In reply to Chemist! The above post for you, posted by malthus on August 18, 2004, at 13:22:30
hello again....luvox is officially approved by the F.D.A. (in the u.s.) for OCD, not depression. this has appeared in my previous posts, i am sure, and you are not mistaken. the approval for OCD - and not depression - does not mean that it is ineffective as an AD, just as strattera - which is approved for ADHD - failed the first go-round as an AD and should not be ineffective as such, either. in any event, i personally have found luvox to be of utility, first in the mid-1990s and again as i write this. whether i can be pigeonholed as 100% OCD or other remains a mystery, as several medication cocktails have proven beneficial at various times. given that the drug was approved for OCD, i would certainly suspect that one should list it among first things to try if one is diagnosed as OCD, but other medications are equally if not more effective, despite their labeling....all the best, chemist
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