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How do schizophrenia drugs work?
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Dopemine: They adjust the amount of dopamine, a neurotransmitter chemical, available to nerve cells.
Answered 2/9/2015
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Dopamine: Neuroleptics (antipsychotics) help reduce the excess levels of dopamine which are found with Schizophrenia. They do this by binding to dopamine receptors.
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