Is glutamate a simple/temporary answer? NaBen?

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Some say n/s and c/s are not really targeted or treated by most drugs currently available. We need something which specifically makes these better, some think that focusing on glutamate is a simple quick and logical solution. Since our current atypicals don’t really do anything to it (its the most abundant neurotransmitter in the brain though!), though they tamper with many other receptors, adding on a drug which alters glutamate neurotransmission may increase the effect of current drugs on p/s, and in a perfect scenario, maybe even have some desirable effect on n/s and c/s. This is why I get excited about sodium benzoate. While I’m not basing my excitement on the results of any studies, or really any proof, my gut instinct tells me that, if tampering with a lot of different neurotransmitters has yielded results so far, maybe we can really get those symptom scores down if we can find a soft spot with this particular one.

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/schizophrenia/food-preservative-schizophrenia

What do you think, do we have reason to be excited for this? Can someone who understands statistics well tell me if the results of this study are a reason to get excited?

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I think there was a problem with glutmate receptor drugs. I remember asking my shrink about them and he said something but gawd it was a long time ago. I think there’s a fundamental error with them. They just don’t stack up and we tried that like 5 plus years ago when that hypthosis became prevalent. … Memory is fading though so I wouldn’t put your sheep farm on it!

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The so-called glutamate system has bee implicated in a hodge podge of neurologic and psychiatric conditions including but not limited to Parkinson’s disease, bipolar disorder, autism, and schizophrenia.

I recommend starting with the reference text “Glutamate and GABA Receptors and Transporters: Structure, Function and Pharmacology.” 435 pp, Amazon price $133.17, but you can get it used for as low as $53.00. That should give you the basics on FUNCTION, so that you can move on to even bigger and longer books about DYSfunction.

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Available for download here (free). Click on the title then “Get” , or “download”:

http://libgen.io/book/index.php?md5=581FDB111A2F83728F9E7AFD8B1DCBC8

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