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Levodopa and Antipsychotics: How Opposing Dopamine Effects Worsen Symptoms

Levodopa and Antipsychotics: How Opposing Dopamine Effects Worsen Symptoms

Finnegan O'Sullivan Nov 25 0

Levodopa and antipsychotics have opposing effects on dopamine, making it dangerous to use them together. This article explains how this conflict worsens symptoms in Parkinson’s and schizophrenia patients, and what newer treatments are doing to fix it.

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