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Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :

Ok, here's my problem. Whenever I read about psychoactive drugs, it seems that they are always affecting the same 4 neurotransmiters. It's either serotonin, dopamine, GABA or epinephrine.

LSD? -- Serotonin. Amphetamine? Dopamine. Etc, etc.

But aren't there dozens of other neurotransmiters? We sometimes hear about glutamate, but why never those others?

Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :

Cuz mentioning items such as anandamide might give folks the idea that "pot is a natural high".
And everyone knows that keeping unpatentable recreational drugs illegal to boost their sales value is MUCH more important than medical research.

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

I wish I knew what neurotransmitter was causing these damned migraines...

Posted by All4Nothing (Member # 11601) on :

[ROFL]

I just wish I knew something more about neurotransmitters so I'd have something more to contribute than just laughing about what asp said. Which I found very amusing. Gives me something to do after I wake back up though, research neurotransmitters....word of the day.