Question 1

are there  homeopathic dopamine antagonist?

Accepted Answer

No: Truly homeopathic "medications" are made by repeated dilutions, so that the ingredient is not really there anymore (just the "essence" of it remains). That means there is no active ingredient left to antagonize dopamine. However, that also implies that the homeopathic "medicine" should be pretty harmless, unless some other non-homeopathic ingredient (such as some other chemical) was added.

Question 2

is depakote a dopamine antagonist?

Accepted Answer

No: According to our current understanding, Depakote work by altering calcium current, sodium channel, and the synthesis and breakdown of gaba, the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.

Question 3

dopamine antagonist that doesn't make you sleepy?? that serquel made me very sleepy the next day..

Accepted Answer

Better to talk: it would be better to talk to your doctor about this. What is being treated? seroquel (quetiapine) is used for various things. Most antipsychotic drugs bind to dopamine receptors. there are some that are less sedating then others, but again it depends on what is being treated.

Question 4

how do dopamine antagonist help opioid nausea if opioid nause is mediated through opioid receptors and not dopamine?

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interrelated: All receptor systems are interrelated and interact with each other.  Whatever induces nausea, the reaction is triggered by dopaminergic pathways in a part of the brain called the chemoreceptor trigger zone. Most anti-emetics work by antagonizing dopamine.  The combination of opioids and antinausea medications is quite common, both for synergism and to reduce nausea.

Question 5

what p450 enzymes are inhibited/induced by seroquel, (quetiapine) and what does a dopamine/norepinephrine antagonist do? reduce dopamine levels? specifics please?

Accepted Answer

Neither: Seroquel (quetiapine) passes through the cyp450 3a4 pathway & is extensively metabolized, but it neither inhibits nor induces the pathway itself. On the other hand, it's metabolism may be significantly affected by other medications. For instance, Dilantin induces the pathway causing seroquel (quetiapine) to be rushed through the pathway, leading to less-effective, lower blood levels. Antagonists are blockers.

Question 6

how can i lower my dopamine levels?

Accepted Answer

: Please repost and explain: 1) how you know what your dopamine “levels” are; 2) what a dopamine “level” is (because I sure don’t know); and 3) why you think your dopamine “level” is too “high” and needs to be “lowered”.

Question 7

what are natural ways to increase dopamine levels?

Accepted Answer

Dopamine production: There is no proven way to increase dopamine.  Ingested Dopamine is broken down in the stomach and small intesting (unless combined with a special medication...Carbidopa, for example in the medicine given to Parkinson's patients carbidopa/levodopa).  It can be given intravenously, which is done sometimes to help increase blood pressure.  See also: http://en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/dopamine.

Question 8

how do i manage a dopamine gtt?

Accepted Answer

Close monitoring: Dopamine is an older vasopressin that acts on dopamine, alpha, and beta receptors. It was thought, although not supported by literature, that a low doses (less than 5 mcg/kg/min) it increases urine output. At moderate doses (5-10mcg/kg/min) it effects the beta receptors which increase heart rate at high dose( > 10 mcg/kg/min) it effects the Alpha receptors which increase blood pressure.

Question 9

could selenium increase dopamine levels?

Accepted Answer

No: It's got antioxidant properties as a free radical scavenger though. So it's theoretically neuroprotective. This may slow down the loss of dopamine producing neurons

Question 10

how to diagnosis dopamine respond dystonia?

Accepted Answer

Wise guy answer: I know this may seem like a wiseguy type of an answer to you but truthfully it is exactly to your point. The patient is given dopamine in the form of carbidopa levodopa usually and we see if the dystonia gets better. Hence, the name "dopamine responsive dystonia."some things in medicine are just that easy. Want to become a doctor? Cheers!

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