If there are people with medical conditions causing low dopamine levels, and we use injectable dopamine in medicine, why can’t it be used regularly at home?
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We do!
For Parkinson’s (lack of dopamine in certain parts of the brain) we give oral L-dopa (a precursor of dopamine)
For depression, bupropion (Wellbutrin) is a very commonly used dopiminergic agent that works via reducing pre-synaptic dopamine reuptake (like many other anti depressants do for serotonin).
Substances of abuse, namely cocaine and stimulants, also work to increase the amount of dopamine in various synapses.
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