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Respected doctor, does taking dopamine agonists stops or alters the natural production of dopamine in the brain, permanently???

Q: respected doctor, does taking dopamine agonists stops or alters the natural production of dopamine in the brain, permanently???

: Dopamine agonists enhance levels of dopamine, do not produce any permanent damage, and withdrawal would merely restore the pre-existing dysfunction.

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Dopamine agonists enhance levels of dopamine, do not produce any permanent damage, and withdrawal would merely restore the pre-existing dysfunction.

Answered 7/19/2021

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A member asked:

Respected doctor, does taking dopamine agonists stops or alters the natural production of dopamine in the brain, permanently???

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