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i would appreciate if you could give me some sites that i could learn pharmacology

gethigh

gethigh

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well i plan on being a doc with alot of spare times on my times, please give me any websites such as wikipedia.org on ones that go farther into depth about pharmacology, sorry if wrong forum but thanks alot, im trying to teach my self alot about pharmacology.
 
You should read the BL ADD Neuropharmacology e-text for a good start.
People would be more likely to want to help you if you took the time to write a request like the above in a more careful way that doesn't look rushed or sloppy, because they will take you more seriously.
:) (just a tip for a possible next time)

Here are some search terms you may wish to research on Wikipedia or other information source:
agonist, antagonist, ligand, receptor, reuptake transporter, SAR, VMAT, neuron, G-protein, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, NMDA, GABA, BBB.

Those in combination with the Neuropharmcol. text will give you some background once you've read about all of them.
 
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I don't know what level of education you have at the moment. Assuming someone has the basics in chemistry (including organic) and biology on university level, a book on medicinal chemistry and one on pharmacology (combined with the time and focus to study them) will take him or her a long way. Learning the fundamentals first will accelerate the learning curve. And books are easier to keep with you to read when time to study presents itself.
 
If you don't know how to use search engines correctly, becoming a doctor probably isn't in the cards for ya.

It's called formal or higher education. All the papers and research you do in a just the undergrad work alone makes you and google seem like fuck buddies.
Spend so much time with it at first, but after a while it's just the same useless things rubbing it's useless beat up results in your face. Then you move on to the next engine, or Journal Library.

You need structure, buy old used books online and teach yourself. That's the best and most surefire way to get what you need for basics. Use web for continuing education.
 
MattPsy said:
You should read the BL ADD Neuropharmacology e-text for a good start.
People would be more likely to want to help you if you took the time to write a request like the above in a more careful way that doesn't look rushed or sloppy, because they will take you more seriously.
:) (just a tip for a possible next time)

Here are some search terms you may wish to research on Wikipedia or other information source:
agonist, antagonist, ligand, receptor, reuptake transporter, SAR, VMAT, neuron, G-protein, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, NMDA, GABA, BBB.

Those in combination with the Neuropharmcol. text will give you some background once you've read about all of them.
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i know what agonist antagonist neuron dopamine norphinephrine(adreneline) bbb gaba are just from read encyclopedia britannica i got the whole 2001 set i read about 5 pages on the cns in there but it hurts my eyes to much, what im meaning is advanced stuff
 
if you are going to be an MD (and anywhere near a decent one) you will likely need to be more resourceful, diligent, and literate

i found an amazing site related to Pharmacology in less than a minute...it has EVERYTHING one would want to get started to learn this area

If you can not do likewise you may want to rethink becoming an MD as the world definitely does not need another half-ass MD as 90+% are just that

sorry to blunt, but the facts are the facts and the way you phrase your request is even of poor discipline and thoughtfulness

my $0.025 :\
 
LuxEtVeritas said:
if you are going to be an MD (and anywhere near a decent one) you will likely need to be more resourceful, diligent, and literate

i found an amazing site related to Pharmacology in less than a minute...it has EVERYTHING one would want to get started to learn this area

If you can not do likewise you may want to rethink becoming an MD as the world definitely does not need another half-ass MD as 90+% are just that

sorry to blunt, but the facts are the facts and the way you phrase your request is even of poor discipline and thoughtfulness

my $0.025 :\
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Well said.
 
LuxEtVeritas said:
if you are going to be an MD (and anywhere near a decent one) you will likely need to be more resourceful, diligent, and literate

i found an amazing site related to Pharmacology in less than a minute...it has EVERYTHING one would want to get started to learn this area

If you can not do likewise you may want to rethink becoming an MD as the world definitely does not need another half-ass MD as 90+% are just that

sorry to blunt, but the facts are the facts and the way you phrase your request is even of poor discipline and thoughtfulness

my $0.025 :\
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double agreed.
 
I know I am probably beating a horse to death with this thread, but based on what I have heard from you, I would not want you to be my doctor.

Do you know that the MCAT has a writing section, that med schools do actually care about? Although your grammar doesn't have to be perfect in that section--it has to be decent and non-distracting. I haven't seen you post any posts that would meet those standards. Even if you really really really want to be a doctor, if you don't pass the MCATS, you won't get into med school. Med school's aren't fairy g-dmothers that grant wishes, they won't accept you if you don't meet their criteria. Furthermore, the MCAT emphasizes critical thinking and drawing conclusions from the data given--and well, given that you can't even find creative solutions to find a medical text--I doubt you would do well.

That isn't to say you shouldn't go read about pharmacology. Look online for a good neuropharmacology text--there are quite a few out there. That should give you the basics. There is also the text online. You were claiming that the online text was hard to read on the screen. Well, a solution (that any good doctor should consider) is to print out the online text. Then it is no longer online--you can bind it and read it just as if it was a book. (What a concept!) You could even put it on different shades of paper if white is too glaring on your eyes. It is cheaper than buying a text book (as a good book will cost at the least 50 dollars, and most are over 100), and it will have most of the basics you want to know.

All of those ideas took about 1 second to think about, and will probably take about 30 minutes to do. It is no work at all. If you aren't willing to go out there and find the information which is the easy part to do, I can't imagine that you would be willing to absorb the information. Therefore, I assume this book would be a nice accessory to go on your bookshelf to make you look smart, probably next to a copy of Pihkal, Tihkal, and War and Peace. It would still have that nice new book smell and that satisfying crack you get the first time you open a book 5-10 years later. Therefore, it almost seems as if you want some sort of device to effortlessly teach you pharmacology. Sorry, those haven't been invented yet. (Well, except in the Venture Brothers). If that is what you want--your best bet is to find a class at a nearby college, however that isn't effortless either. You do still have to go to class.

However, before starting on the pharmacology route, you might want to learn some biochemistry first. Biochemistry is vital to understanding pharmacology. So I would say, if you are really interested in this, take a biochemistry class. It is also one of the requirements to go to med school.
 
Seriously now, his hopes and dreams have probably been beat down worse than Reginald Denny at this point, but if anyone knows some grade A websites of that nature (not just for beginners, but more advanced ones too) you may as well post them. For the OP, me, and whoever else might like to learn a little more on this subject. It can't hurt, can it?
 
He should go to his university bookstore and buy a book.
 
wtf is wrong wit yall.

he said he was tryin to teach himself, and that he was thinking about bein a doc.
unless i missed something he said, it looks like its in his IDEAS to become a dr.
and hed like to teach himself a little on the subject first.

jesus. jus give the kid some helpful info, dont beat him down
 
Usually I tell people to follow their dreams, but if I understood the OP, 5 pages of reading was injurious to his eyes / head. M.D. may not be in his future and he may need to aim a little lower on the career ladder.

To the OP: Have you had your eyes examined? My brother had very poor eyesight and glasses upped his ability to read greatly.
 
Perhaps a little bit of this was mean, but in all honesty, if the OP doesn't put more into this, he's got no hope of becoming an MD. It would just be a frustrating and possibly expensive road.

So that being said, gethigh, if you are prepared to put the kind of effort into this that people have described, then that's fantastic, and you should definitely go for it.
 
If you can not do likewise you may want to rethink becoming an MD as the world definitely does not need another half-ass MD as 90+% are just that
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Whoa. Finally someone shares the same view as I do.
 
nature.com/grac (I cant get the link to work today:!) is a really cool tool. Its a guide to all the known receptors and channels known in the human brain;)
 
^ I haven't gotten to read through that course yet, but that looks like a treasure chest of information.

Without knowing what area of psychopharm gethigh is interested in, it's hard to get to specific.
 
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