Question 1

what to do if i have increasing dopamine levels for depression?

Accepted Answer

Unclear: Your question is not clear. Are you saying that you believe you have higher dopamine levels and are therefore depressed or are you asking if you should increase dopamine levels in order to treat depression?  Either way, the brain is an ELECTRICAL organ in which electrical connections are made CHEMICALLY. Aggregate dopamine levels itself are not important so much as where in the brain it is.

Question 2

if someone was suffering depression from low dopamine & they took adderal once, how would they respond differently to someone without depression?

Accepted Answer

Individual differenc: Although Adderal is a stimulant, its effects on people vary greatly depressed or not.  Do note it is not a remedy for people with depression .

Question 3

anyone tried  dopamine agonists for depression?

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Antidepressants: Yes but they tend to be tricky. Dopamine agonist include stimulants and parkinsons medications.  They can lead to dependence, tolerance and lose effectiveness fairly quickly. The brain likes to balance effects so rapid acting medications like drugs of abuse cause the body to resist the change.  This is why antidepressants that take awhile to work have more enduring benefit.

Question 4

i've been taking effexor (venlafaxine) for a month at the lowest dose, i'm using it for depression/anxiety. would effexor (venlafaxine) be working on my dopamine at this low dose?

Accepted Answer

Yes, a little: But the important question is whether it's helping the condition she prescribed it for. If it is, then great! If not, it's important you and your doctor find the lowest effective dose to help with your depression.

Question 5

why does adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) make me sleepy, spacey and forgetful. 20mg xr once a day for low dopamine depression.  also on fetzima, 80mg once a day.

Accepted Answer

?Drug interaction: Adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) should not cause the side effects you mention. In fact, it&#x27;s given for ADD/ADHD to improve forgetfulness, distractibility and poor focusing. Contact  prescribing doctor without delay to review how you&#x27;re feeling. Possible serotonin syndrome or too much serotonin in your system can result from drug interaction which might be serious. Good luck.

Question 6

why do i perceive and see the world as completely lifeless and dead. is it because of my depression or adhd or low dopamine levels. ?

Accepted Answer

There are many: pieces to the health and mental health puzzles of life.  I see that you are working with some by looking at your history.  Consider speaking w/a friend, relative, or prudent spiritual leader about your view of life.  If a mental health professional who does psychotherapy is available, please see him or her also.  Life can be unjust but if we work toward making it better it can hold much meaning.

Question 7

experiencing significantly reduced life quality all my life, and never feels pleasure (without stress or anxiety). can it be depression/low dopamine?

Accepted Answer

Yes it could be : depression. Consider getting a psychological evaluation.

Question 8

my grandmother suffered from depression and when she went to the doctor he gave her dopamine. after that she was mentally good butnow she barely walks?

Accepted Answer

Diagnosis?: What diagnosis does your grandmom have?  Dopamine can be used to treat Parkinsons Disease, which can impair mobility.  Please go to a doc w/your grandmom and see what is happening.  Peace and good health.

Question 9

help! dr tapered me off zyprexa (olanzapine) and adderall too quickly due to worse depression.? day 23 severe wd. took 5mg of adderall helped. dopamine depletion?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Dopamine depletion is a relic of the 1980's.  Much too simplistic an answer as synaptic neurotransmission is only one part of the story as we now know (i.e. CREP, epigenetics, non-synaptic neurotransmission, etc).  Taking Adderall and Zyprexa (olanzapine) together makes me wonder what you are being treated for and by whom.

Question 10

whether heomopathic treatment set right the imbalance of neurochemicals of serotonin and dopamine depression?

Accepted Answer

No studies: There are no studies that i know of which document serotonin or Dopamine levels during homeopathic treatment.  The 2 paradigms of health and illness are very different.  Other issue is that no one has proven that neurochemical imbalance directly causes depression, either.  It would be an interesting study, but you'd need many well trained homeopaths, & patients willing to have lp's with treatment.

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What to do if i have increasing dopamine levels for depression?

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If someone was suffering depression from low dopamine & they took adderal once, how would they respond differently to someone without depression?

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Anyone tried dopamine agonists for depression?

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I've been taking effexor (venlafaxine) for a month at the lowest dose, i'm using it for depression/anxiety. would effexor (venlafaxine) be working on my dopamine at this low dose?

A member asked:

Why does adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) make me sleepy, spacey and forgetful. 20mg xr once a day for low dopamine depression. also on fetzima, 80mg once a day.

A member asked:

Why do i perceive and see the world as completely lifeless and dead. is it because of my depression or adhd or low dopamine levels. ?

A member asked:

Experiencing significantly reduced life quality all my life, and never feels pleasure (without stress or anxiety). can it be depression/low dopamine?

A member asked:

My grandmother suffered from depression and when she went to the doctor he gave her dopamine. after that she was mentally good butnow she barely walks?

A member asked:

Help! dr tapered me off zyprexa (olanzapine) and adderall too quickly due to worse depression.? day 23 severe wd. took 5mg of adderall helped. dopamine depletion?

A member asked:

Whether heomopathic treatment set right the imbalance of neurochemicals of serotonin and dopamine depression?

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