Question 1

can excessive dopamine use cause a significant decrease in a person's normal inhibitions to abnormal behaviors and an increased level of risk taking?

Accepted Answer

See below: Do you mean like in drugs for parkinsons? Excessive use usually makes you confused and loopy but everybody reacts individually and one may lose inhibitions, sometimes even in the context of suicidal ideation. Follow your doctor's advice strictly and immediately share with him/her if you have any unusual side effects.

Question 2

can glutamate excess (exitociticity?) after an alcohol binge cause permanent damage? therefore leading to anhedonia (cant feel endorphins/dopamine anymore?

Accepted Answer

: I'm not familiar with this scenario after an alcohol binge. I think it takes very prolonged exposure to glutamate in brain tissue for damage to occur. A neurologist could advise you further.

Question 3

i know alzheimer's can be caused by excess dopamine, and adhd by not enough dopamine... so if i take adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) for adhd, am i at risk of alzheimer's?

Accepted Answer

AD neurotransmitters: Ad is more complicated that a simple neurotransmitter imbalance.  Communication between brain cells is compromised in ad, dopamine, acetylcholine and glutamate all have a role to play. While some cortical pathways are shared in add and ad, one does not necessarily increase the risk of the other.  Maximally treating your add including non-drug therapy is critical to maintaining a healthy brain.

Question 4

is there evidence that dopamine is the cause of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

Hypothesis : I believe you're referring to a theory known as the dopamine hypothesis. Dopamine is a nerotransmitter which, according to the theory, is in excess. That means there's too much dopamine in the neuroreceptors, and this contributes to the symptoms of schizophrenia.

Question 5

what causes ocd? is it a lack of
dopamine and serotonin?

Accepted Answer

Neurological: There is some evidence that OCD is a kind of glitch in brain circuitry that can be resolved with psychotherapy that include exposure, mindfulness, and compulsion response  prevention.  Certain medications such as SSRIs can also be helpful.

Question 6

what can cause super high free plasma dopamine, like 2 to 4 times the lab high value??

Accepted Answer

High dopamine: Exercise and certain foods and supplements, lack of sleep and certain medications have been shown to raise dopamine levels. The elevated levels can cause mood disorders. Examine your lifestyle and determine if any of the abovementioned factors apply to you after googling "causes of elevated dopamine levels".

Question 7

does exessive masturbation causes 'high' levels of dopamine or lower /during the day/ ?

Accepted Answer

Dopamine levels: Excessive masturbation may cause your brain to be less sensitive to dopamine

Question 8

could you tell me what is the evidence that says dopamine is the cause of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

It's not: The Dopamine hypothesis was obviously not the full story even in the 1970's. Schizophrenia is a neurodegenerative disease, with particular nerve cells lost that are required for logical thinking and keeping dreams out of waking life.

Question 9

does dopa mucuna and l dopa cause people to loss weight because they are getting dopamine back that was blocked by antipsychotics?

Accepted Answer

WAY oversimplifying: Weight gain with antipsychotics is poorly understood but probably has nothing to do with dopamine. May be 1 or more other receptor types, including histaminic H1, serotonin 2A &amp; 2C, muscarinic M(3), &amp; adrenergic receptors. (Quiz later.) Receptor neurochemistry is INCREDIBLY complex &amp; subtle &amp; messing around out of ignorance with stuff like mucuna after stopping antipsychotics could be risky.

Question 10

what causes acceleration in reuptake or norepinephrine and dopamine?

Accepted Answer

Unknown.: Your question is extraordinarily sophisticated. It reflects the theory that since antidepressant medications inhibit reuptake, then reuptake may have been "accelerated." But too little is known to be sure about about this.  Reuptake, for example, may have been normal, with a need for additional inhibition. At this point molecular theories of depression lag behind clinical knowledge.

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Can excessive dopamine use cause a significant decrease in a person's normal inhibitions to abnormal behaviors and an increased level of risk taking?

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Can glutamate excess (exitociticity?) after an alcohol binge cause permanent damage? therefore leading to anhedonia (cant feel endorphins/dopamine anymore?

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I know alzheimer's can be caused by excess dopamine, and adhd by not enough dopamine... so if i take adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) for adhd, am i at risk of alzheimer's?

A member asked:

Is there evidence that dopamine is the cause of schizophrenia?

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What causes ocd? is it a lack of dopamine and serotonin?

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What can cause super high free plasma dopamine, like 2 to 4 times the lab high value??

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Does exessive masturbation causes 'high' levels of dopamine or lower /during the day/ ?

A member asked:

Could you tell me what is the evidence that says dopamine is the cause of schizophrenia?

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Does dopa mucuna and l dopa cause people to loss weight because they are getting dopamine back that was blocked by antipsychotics?

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What causes acceleration in reuptake or norepinephrine and dopamine?

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