What's that urge that makes us motivated to continue on?

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Especially with projects, video games just started etc... I believe there's no difference from the one in homework and anything else that we'd truly enjoy,

I just somehow miss it. I remember it from when I was younger... this burning desire to finish most things started, but these days I only count the few things ever completed, because the vast majority is constituted of projects never finished.

I mean, I have trouble to even finish a video game that I enjoy playing. Surely, something is wrong with me.

Does anyone know the neurochemistry? Could this be just motivation? (But, even if it is, doesn't pleasure usually lead to motivation? I enjoy the beginnings of books but I never finish them, whereas when I was younger I used to have the urge to continue reading every day.)

It is caused by the dopamine. You need to eat things high in tyrosine. But if you have phenylketonuria it is not recommended to eat things rich in tyrosine because then it is toxic.
Also doing exercises helps with motivation but if you're not motivated to do exercises then it is not a solution.
If you don't do already, drinking tea and coffee may help. But don't put sugar into your beverage because you'll get tired.
Don't drink vast amount of iced tea because the oxalates will gives you kidney stones.
If you want to finish something don't think of all the things you have to finish and only think of the one thing to finish first.

I personally think dopamine is only an aspect of it. Dopamine is part of getting the job done, signalling to neurons in the brain and such. I always thought it odd that dopamine was considered part of the schizophrenia problem, becausee wouldn't dopamine be more likely to communicate to the levels of neurochemical changes at an elevated dose than lowered??

I think it may be true, because I take Abilify and this is supposedly a weaker medication in the treatment of schizophrenia. Abilify "adjusts" both dopamine and seratonin to the right levels. It can increase motivation btw, and helps with cognition for me. I believe it deff blocks dopamine but in a different area of the brain, not throughout and less actively. It blocks the dopamine in some areas and yet may increase some activity in others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aripiprazole

It's probably considered a "me-too" drug cuz it works so darn well. The article says that they suggest typical medications over it, when typical ones are more sedating and have more side effects. I rarely see people on it for schizophrenia other than depression and bipolar. Yet Autism is also treated with it off label. A friend of mine said apparently a ton of the patients he works with are on it.

Anyways, it expires in about a couple years so I hope they continue to support Abilify. I would be a mess without it.

Other things that may help with motivation are ADHD meds which work like the opposite of anti-psychotics, so it all depends on your actual problem.

If its delusions, mania, or depression then Abilify might be better. If it's fatigue, irritibility, social problems and problems focusing something like Adderall or Vyvanese might work...

ok hope that helps...remember I'm not a doctor and I can't recommend anything other than my ideas and input.

I've been thinking ADD, but I'm not able to test out the conventional medication because the UK only treats children. Apparently, adults can have their lives ruined and no one cares!

Anyone wonders how black markets are inevitable? Even when pharmaceuticals have monopolies, everything's screwed up (well, monopolies guarantee that). I could get something similar but then I'd have no idea about the dose (as they're all different), and I'm sure dose is a crucial aspect, especially with stimulants...