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- From: muwjt@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (William J. Taney)
- Newsgroups: alt.drugs
- Subject: Re: Physiological Effects of LSD
- Message-ID: <BxtpJx.B76@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 19:16:44 GMT
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- >Ohmygod. Thank you for playing, but...no. First, Serotonin is NOT
- >'the inhibitor substance' in the brain. Serotonin's effect is mimicked
- >in CERTAIN parts of the brain >BY< LSD. LSD does not attach itself to
- >Serotonin. It is an agonist. That means it acts like Serotonin. There
- >are 5 types of Serotonin receptor in the brain. LSD will interact with
- >ONE of them. The effect is felt predominantly in the limbic system, and
- >in certain association areas (tempoparietal, for one).
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- Does anyone know what kind of interaction LSD would have with drugs that
- are intended to effect seroronin activity such as PROZAC (Flouroextine I
- think).
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- *William Taney * Lobotomy's for Republicans
- *muwjt@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu * it's the Law
- *Western Illinois University * Clinton/Gore and Carol Moseley Braun
- * * in '92
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