I had an appointment with Dr. Collins today. We did a little screening for Asperger's and while lots of it meshed with my symptoms, I think there are lots of key points that I totally disagreed with. I made another appointment with Dr. Blount for tomorrow so that I could talk to him asap about changing or adding medications. I really really think that dopamine is the crux of my mental issues. The more I research it the more it seems likely.
Emotionally, dopamine is involved in:
· feelings of pleasure
· feelings of attachment and love
· a sense of altruism (unselfish concern for the welfare of others)
· integration of thoughts and feelings
and dopamine depletion is associated with:
· anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure)
· the inability to feel love and sense attachment to another
· a lack of remorse about actions
· distractibility
THIS, THIS, THIS. Some of you that know me really well would agree.
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