Posted by Larry Hoover on May 29, 2006, at 19:42:01
In reply to Re: L-Dopa » Larry Hoover, posted by yxibow on May 29, 2006, at 18:20:19
May I try again?
It seems that any medical description of an entire class of drugs/supplements which promote some dopaminergic actions is relegated to a category with connotations of abuse, or the adverse effects are exaggerated, so as to eliminate any discussion of the positive attributes of the class.
To me, it feels like politics, like orthodoxy, substituting for the application of reason.
Yes, there are adverse effects of over-use, of over-dose. That does not preclude the utility of the treatments themselves. Not in my book.
E.g., the FDA's recent assertion that there is no medical use for marijuana.
It disturbs me to hear these sorts of categorical replies to simple questions. Moderate appropriate use of these agents is not impossible. It is not improbable. It can certainly be beneficial.
One of the most salutatory effects of the use of velvet bean is in quality of life, as reported by users. Why is quality of life arising from dopaminergic agents given a negative spin? It seems that there is one, notwithstanding the application of reason.
Lar
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