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… how the addiction to nicotine worked. "I had never heard of dopamine before. It's the 'feel good' chemical of your body. … on an even keel. But in my case, my body wouldn't give me dopamine unless I gave it nicotine. My body knew that dopamine was as close as the next cigarette." In the …
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… happens slowly, over years. What causes it? Low levels of dopamine, a brain chemical that helps control movement, … happen when nerve cells in a part of the brain that makes dopamine break down. The exact cause of this breakdown isn't … these nerve cells make an important chemical called dopamine. Dopamine sends signals to the part of your brain …
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… the amount of the hormones epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine in the blood. These catecholamines are made by … (adrenaline), norepinephrine (noradrenaline), and dopamine. They break down into vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), … the amount of the hormones epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine in the blood. These catecholamines are made by …
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… help with these movement problems. Examples are amantadine, dopamine agonists, COMT inhibitors, MAO-B inhibitors, and … help with these movement problems. Examples are amantadine, dopamine agonists, COMT inhibitors, MAO-B inhibitors, and …
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… such as relaxation exercises or massage. Medicines such as dopamine agonists. Regular exercise. Try to do moderate to … such as relaxation exercises or massage. Medicines such as dopamine agonists. Regular exercise. Try to do moderate to …
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… are used to treat freezing? Apomorphine is a fast-acting dopamine agonist that can be helpful in treating freezing. … are used to treat freezing? Apomorphine is a fast-acting dopamine agonist that can be helpful in treating freezing. …
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… are awake or asleep. Showing improvement when the medicine dopamine is used. A sleep study called a polysomnography may … to control the urge to move and help you sleep, such as: Dopamine agonists, such as ropinirole (for example, Requip). … the condition gets worse Over time, treatment of RLS with a dopamine medicine may not work as well as it did at first. …
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… other Parkinson's disease symptoms, such as levodopa and dopamine agonists, can also help with RLS and PLMD. REM … other Parkinson's disease symptoms, such as levodopa and dopamine agonists, can also help with RLS and PLMD. REM …