(October 21, 2021 at 6:44 pm)WinterHold Wrote:(October 21, 2021 at 4:10 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It is one of many factors that contribute to addiction, it is not in itself addictive. Loneliness is also a contributing factor in addiction. Are you contending that loneliness is an addictive drug?
Boru
Pleasurable experiences are indeed addictive. People get addicted to whatever brings them joy if they didn't act with caution.
Thus Dopamine might not be addictive in itself; but the pleasure it brings is very addictive and wanted by many:
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases...%20signals.
Quote:SSRI antidepressants involve dopamine as well as serotonin signaling
Researchers have discovered that antidepressant drugs such as Prozac not only affect levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain, but also "hijack" dopamine signaling as well--causing it to launch serotonin signals. Their findings offer new insight into how Prozac and other "selective serotonin uptake inhibitors" (SSRIs) work and how they might cause problems in patients taking them.
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I'd take more time to tell you why you're wrong about DA being addictive,.......... but I no longer care.
Think about it this way, if dopamine were addictive it would be a scheduled drug and Parkinsons patients would be selling it or be getting robbed.
I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem.