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A member asked:

There wont be any dopaminergic receptors as they are blocked by other drugs...is it not the correct answer??

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Not necessarily: Drugs that block dopamine receptors do not do so 100%. We need dopamine in our system to function normallly. Dopamine blockers are given to people that have too much dopamine around to decrease the dopamine back to a normal level, not to get rid of it entirely.

Dr Rhoads agreed

Answered 1/20/2016

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