Dopamine detoxing is super popular - with many people claiming that it can completely "reset" your brain. Unfortunately, there are a whole load of misconceptions that it brings along with it - some of which can be quite dangerous.

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As usual, here are references & sources:

Dopamine fasting: Misunderstanding science spawns a maladaptive fad - https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/d...

Dopamine reward prediction error coding -
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

The neural basis of delayed gratification -
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s...

Dopamine as a Prolactin (PRL) Inhibitor -
https://academic.oup.com/edrv/article...

Liking, Wanting and the Incentive-Sensitization Theory of Addiction -
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...