In Australia, dopamine antagonists are antipsychotic or antiemetics (sometimes they’re both). Look at the adverse effects for these dopamine antagonists, do you see how they list hyperprolactinaemia (high levels of prolactin in the blood)? Now, remember, whether a medicine is giving a desired effect,…
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Tug Of War: Dopamine Agonist VS. Antagonist.
Medicine is a broad and complex topic. Let’s simplify things, as much as possible.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀In Australia, ALL antipsychotic (e.g. olanzapine, haloperidol, quetiapine and risperidone) medicines block dopamine. Additionally, a lot of antiemetics (eg domperidone, haloperidol, prochlorperazine and metoclopramide) are also dopamine ANTAGONIST. Notice how haloperidol is…