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Medical Forum / General / Pharmacy / March 2004human own drugs and psychopharmaca
Hi, as an interested nonprofessional (german) user I'm looking for information about the difference between chemical drugs / psychopharmaca and the drugs the human body uses (love, sex, happyness). Any info is apreciated also weblinks, books etc. Thanks Frank > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thanks > Frank http://www.hedweb.com/hedab.htm I think claiming that love, sex and happyness are drugs is a big jump. Drugs can hijack the systems used in the brain responsible for love sex and/or happyness, but that dosen't make any of those human actions drugs. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thanks > Frank My knowledge in this subject is really poor, but as I read e.g. morphium is very similar to as endorphine (endo morphine) the body produces. MDMA in EXTASY Drugs activates a massive body own output of serotonin. Meds like Sinemet for the treatment of parkinson consists of L-Dopa which is converted to dopamin in the brain. Natural dopamin - as I know - is pretty much responsible for many emotional / motivational processes for the human So I asked myself where the differences are and what these substances / reactions have in commom. And I am looking for serious information on this subject. p.s. sorry I just know the german names for the substances... >I think claiming that love, sex and happyness are drugs is a big jump. >Drugs can hijack the systems used in the brain responsible for love sex [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> Thanks >> Frank Yes, but the compounds are released like drugs, neurotransmitters like endorphine, dopamine and serotonin are signalling molecules. All drugs (nearly) mimic naturally released compounds, but that dosen't mean that any of the naturally released compounds have the same role as the drug in the body. garak <fpleyer76@gmx.de> wrote in news:4g73609d964dhuf61gn2eoratg7ds7qnn9 @4ax.com: > My knowledge in this subject is really poor, but as I read e.g. > morphium is very similar to as endorphine (endo morphine) the body [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>> Thanks >>> Frank |
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