Encyclopedia: Dopamine Agonist
A dopamine agonist is a compound that activates dopamine receptors, mimicking the effect of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Some medical drugs act as dopamine agonists; they are typically used for treating Parkinson's disease and certain pituitary tumors , and may be useful for restless legs syndrome . Both Requip and Mirapex are FDA approved for the treatment of RLS. There is also an ongoing clinical trial to test the effectiveness of...
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safty profiles of dopamine agonists
Here is a list of dopamine agonists used to treat Parkinson's disease: http://www.drugs.com/drug-class/dopaminergic-antiparkinsonism-agents.html Information on each medicine is then linked from this page.
Asked by mahmo2ere - 8 months ago
so, do medicines like levodopa or dopamine reuptake antidepressants also cause euphoria?
Yes, absolutely! Dopaminergenic agents will cause a lot of euphoria. Cigarettes, cocaine, methamphetamine, caffeine - all of these cause a sense of euphoria (albeit in different ways, but they all increase...
Asked by Keops - 16 months ago
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Dopamine agonists
research with treating fms with it and other dopamine agonists with amazing success. I've been on Pramipexole/Mirapexin, which is a dopamine agonist. It was developed for Parkinsons (I get alot of weird
Mar 29, 2007
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thoughts on using dopamine agonists
to individually tweak dopamine levels (through a dopamine agonist) and norepiniephrine levels (through agonists directly stimulate the dopamine receptor (the postsynaptic receptor...
Jun 02, 2005
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Methylphenidate and the 5-ht2b Agonism Issue
and if it really did have potential for heart valve damage. The two dopamine agonists permax ). . . I think the dopamine receptor agonists, due to their inherent structure...
Sep 10, 2008
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