Posted by Sad Panda on August 17, 2004, at 9:58:20
In reply to Re: Dopaminergic Drug/Supp to Aug SSRI-Not Wellbutrin, posted by alesta on August 17, 2004, at 2:00:57
> hey, panda,
> interesting. why does supplementing with dopamine have the opposite effect? do you know of a web site that i can read about this? then why do people even bother taking wellbutrin, which boosts dopamine? sorry for all the questions. thank you.
>
> amy
>Wellbutrin is one of the drugs that people really don't know how it works. It is an average NRI & a weak DRI, mg for mg I think Zoloft is a stronger DRI than Wellbutrin is. I have seen written somewhere(can't remember) that Wellbutrin is a nicotinic acetylcholine antagonist which is said to be the reason that you are twice as likely to quit smoking using Wellbutrin(as Zyban) than using nicotine gums & patches. It also may have activity at NMDA receptors.
Cheers,
Panda.
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