Re:Saffron as an Antidepressant (2018)
by inter_netuser on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @04:36PM
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why aren't DRA safe?
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Re:Saffron as an Antidepressant (2018)
by The_rationalist on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @07:28AM
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Well it was a simplification. I know that many dopamine releasing agents are safe, such as amantadine.
However when a drug is a DRA + a dopamine reuptake inhibitor or worse reverse the transport of dopamin reuptake through TRAAR and / or is a dopamin agonist then there is a risk of neurotoxicity and of durably lowering dopamin receptor density in the brain.
This also apply for other monoamines but to a lesser extent.
Most of drugs that have this combination of action are
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substituted_phenethylamine
Some are safe such as D-amphetamine (Adderall, Vyvanse) but most have an unknown risk.
Note that you can regrow lost receptors to some extent with e.g Uridine.