Re:Please stop calling dopamine an addictive rewarding neuro...
by wincy on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @01:48PM
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Taking 20mg of Adderall if you haven’t before is quite the rush of something, and I wouldn’t want to say “I’m having an amphetamine rush right now” because everyone would act like you’re on meth. Which I mean, you kind of are but still it’s perception.
Re:Please stop calling dopamine an addictive rewarding neuro...
by shawnz on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @01:31PM
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It's not just based on the studies though, mainly I formed that opinion by correlating the feeling with drug experiences. I don't think it takes that much exploration before you begin to see the commonalities between them.
Indeed, but I guess what I'm saying is that the feeling you experience isn't further evidence that it's serotonin.
Your connection between the feeling and it being serotonin is purely based on the studies that have been done. Those studies are the evidence. The qualitative feeling we get doesn't add to the body of evidence.
That is what the original author was arguing against. People arguing with her online saying "I feel a dopamine rush, therefore it's dopamine that I'm experiencing. You can't tell me it's some other neurotransmitter."