Posted by linkadge on August 16, 2004, at 18:11:41
Dopamine is oftentimes thought of as the ultimated motivational chemical. Sometimes however, too much dopamine can leave you apathetic and anhedonic.
At first dopamine boost can leave you energised, but after this (for me at least) too much catecholamine can make you hyperaware of your problems. Too much catecholamine can make your problems seem more looming and impending than they really are. Perhaps a little bit of d2 receptor blockade would reverse the deepness and intensity of catacholaine enhancement.
All I know is this, whenever I take a dopamine enhancing medication, it makes me a little more motivated at first, but soon enough it is hard to get away from my problems for while. Their intence presence looms and makes me feel helpless.
I think that dopamine is only one piece of the motivation/anhedonia puzzle.
Linkadge
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