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HarryHaller
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21 Jan 2010, 9:22 pm

Anybody read about the drug Oxytocin? It has been talked about in Time Magazine as well as Web MD. What really pisses me off is that the government is worried about people abusing it, like to cheat military applications, but professionals have said that it doesn't force anyone to do anything against their will, it is just a trust hormone.
Also, has anyone been able to try the drug? From what I read on Web MD, it minimizes repetitive behavior and helped the kids recognize faces.
I don't think I have seen any topics on Wrong Planet talking about Oxytocin, which is why I think it would be vital for everyone to know about it. This could lead to great things!



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21 Jan 2010, 9:35 pm

One of the researchers down the hall from my lab did a study on it. No results.


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21 Jan 2010, 9:40 pm

"No results" as in they haven't finished analyzing data or something, or that it didn't do anything?



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21 Jan 2010, 10:10 pm

Don't know. They didn't publish anything, and we dumped the old samples last month.


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22 Jan 2010, 3:50 am

It's supposed to be the neurotransmitter responsible for feelings of love



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22 Jan 2010, 5:55 am

I'm not interested.


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22 Jan 2010, 12:16 pm

Pubmed is so awesome. Is this what you wanted to see?

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Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2010;18(1):1-21.
The peptide that binds: a systematic review of oxytocin and its prosocial effects in humans.

Macdonald K, Macdonald TM.

Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. [email protected]

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide involved in a wide variety of social behaviors in diverse species. Recent research on its effects in humans has generated an arresting picture of its role in the dynamic function of the social brain. This review presents a broad overview of this uniquely social peptide, with a particular focus on extant studies of its effects in humans. After a short discussion of the evolutionary history of the oxytocin system, critical aspects of its peripheral and central physiology, and several salient technical issues surrounding human oxytocin research, a systematic review of studies of the effects of intranasal oxytocin in humans is presented. These effects include alterations in social decision making, processing of social stimuli, certain uniquely social behaviors (e.g., eye contact), and social memory. Oxytocin's prosocial influence is then framed by an evolutionary perspective on its role in mammalian social bonding and attachment. Finally, limitations in current human oxytocin research and oxytocin's potential therapeutic applications are discussed. Key conclusions are (1) human research with intranasal oxytocin has uniquely enhanced our understanding of the microstructure and function of the human social brain, and (2) the oxytocin system is a promising target for therapeutic interventions in a variety of conditions, especially those characterized by anxiety and aberrations in social function.



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22 Jan 2010, 1:00 pm

I've heard about this before, I really wish I could try it.

I was watching a programme about dogs and apparently when people stroke their dogs their body releases oxytocin to help them bond. I can definitely feel that loving feeling with my dog, and if I could feel that way about humans I'd do much better.



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22 Jan 2010, 1:02 pm

lotsofsnails wrote:
I've heard about this before, I really wish I could try it.

I was watching a programme about dogs and apparently when people stroke their dogs their body releases oxytocin to help them bond. I can definitely feel that loving feeling with my dog, and if I could feel that way about humans I'd do much better.


That is exactly why I brought it up ;)



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22 Jan 2010, 3:22 pm

Well, if you were to give birth and fail to progress (ie take hours and hours about it) the hospital will pump it into your veins. It worked for me, socially at least. I loved everyone in the room. I astonished myself with my party chitchat. Which is quite something given the circumstances.

Seriously, it needs to be approached with caution. Clarysage essential oil has an active ingredient that is apparently close to oxytocin. It does come with a warning not to let it near pregnant mums before term. Not sure what other side effects it might have.

Check everything you read in this post for yourself.



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23 Jan 2010, 3:16 am

I don't believe it for a second!

Oxycontin is a pain pill. And it's damn near as addictive as heroin.
Sure, stone all the kids and claim it "cures" them of meltdowns and makes them "focus".

Don't touch it. It's not worth becoming addicted.


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23 Jan 2010, 3:24 am

Vivienne wrote:
I don't believe it for a second!

Oxycontin is a pain pill. And it's damn near as addictive as heroin.
Sure, stone all the kids and claim it "cures" them of meltdowns and makes them "focus".

Don't touch it. It's not worth becoming addicted.


Oxytocin and Oxycontin are two different things. The first is the 'love drug', and the other an addictive painkiller.

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23 Jan 2010, 3:34 pm

You mean like ecstasy?

Okay clearly I am not a pharmacist. :silent:


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23 Jan 2010, 3:40 pm

get a pet, that releases this hormone as well...


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23 Jan 2010, 4:03 pm

I think it would be downright irresponsible to pass this out to autistics and make them even more gullible and trusting.

This needs to be investigated for schizoid personality disorder, not autism.


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23 Jan 2010, 4:16 pm

Callista wrote:
I think it would be downright irresponsible to pass this out to autistics and make them even more gullible and trusting.

This needs to be investigated for schizoid personality disorder, not autism.


Why should it be investigated for schizoid personality disorder?

It's true, I couldn't afford to be any more gullible than I already am.