At 16:22 1999/11/06 -0200, joao paulo wrote: >Dear friends , after reading the article below I wonder >what effects may have by the use of Selegiline (Eldepryl, etc.) >that is known as having some anphetamine in his components >-----. > By JOHN O'NEIL > >Even in low doses and even for a relatively short time, >amphetamine use leads to diminished capacity to learn >in monkeys, a Yale study has found.... hi joao paulo no wonderings, no worries there is a wealth of information at the pubmed site and in our own list archives selegiline does not have amphetamine in it [however it is metabolised into amphetamine and methamphetamine in the liver] on the contrary, selegiline is much more likely to protect against damage to our precious dopamine-producers than to cause any damage FWIW for whatever it's worth i have learned more in the past 10 years than in the earlier part of my life and i have been on selegiline for the past 11 years! [but OTOT on the other hand i have never taken 'speed' = amphetamines] janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset e-mail - [log in to unmask] web-site - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/