Serotonin syndrome

In the world of psychiatry nearly all drugs in use today were created between 1950 and 1969. It’s hard to imagine with so many drug commercials on TV revealing new and groundbreaking products, that the same products being advertised today were actually created based on chemistry performed more than 60 years ago (Klein, p.259, 2014). The reason behind this is simple. The creation of new drugs based on finding new molecular entities is extremely costly. For the Federal Drug Administration (FDA)…

SSRI stands for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. It is a drug prescribed to treat depression, anxiety disorders, panic attacks and personality disorders by manipulating particular neurotransmitting systems regulating such as serotonin, a brain chemical which regulates mood as well as appetite and mood. Serotonin is naturally produced in the body and kept at a certain level, but SSRIs can increase at level by blocking (inhibiting) the reabsorption (reuptake) of serotonin. Once considered a…

Hospital and Harvard University specifically draw attention to the neurotransmitter serotonin found in the medulla oblongata, (also referred to as 5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT (Kinney et al. 2009). The 5-HT plays a central homeostatic role in nearly every aspect of the central nervous system. 5-HT controls breathing, blood pressure, body temperature, and arousal. It is believed that low levels of neurotransmitter serotonin found in infants who have suffered fatalities as a result of SIDS could…

decomposition rate of serotonin and disrupts the production of dopamine. depending on the medication they will also cause neurotransmitters to not be reabsorbed into…

anxiolytics are similarly effective in therapeutic effects on IBS. It is has been widely known that the intestine is a major place for the synthesis of monoamine neurotransmitters, especially serotonin. Although enterochromaffin cells (ECs) accounted for less than 1% of intestinal epithelial cells, 95% of serotonin in the human body is produced and released form ECs. The pathogenesis of depression is mainly due to the lack of 5-tryptophan (5-HT) in the synaptic cleft. Currently, conventional…

journals. So much so that the stress from the events have been transferred and correlated with aggravating physical diseases such as cancer and HIV. (Cooper, 1987 and Breet, Kagee & Seedat, 2014). Selye (1956), defined stress as a “general adaptation syndrome,” caused by an “organism’s response to stressful conditions or stressors, consisting of a pattern of physiological and psychological reactions, both immediate and delayed.” (Robkin & Strueinung, 1976, p.1014). The field was first formally…

exam can detect depressive symptoms that can determine what is the necessary treatment. Sometimes medications are essential in order to accommodate a someone who is depressed. Some medications for those who are struggling with depression include serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors. Other more drastic treatments include electroconvulsive therapies. This particular therapy is only used when depression is severe or life threatening, or who are unable to take antidepressant…

Definition Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is an extension of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Although the two conditions can be quite similar in how they affect a patient, PMDD is generally much more severe. In some cases, it reaches a point that it interferes with daily life. It usually appears about a week before a woman’s period, becoming worse as the time draws closer, and may continue for a couple days afterwards before eventually fading away. If symptoms continue regardless of the…

self-imposed isolation, and specialized knowledgeability in distinct interests that made them appear as “little professors.” Following Hans Asperger’s death in 1980, British psychiatrist Lorna Wing wrote a disquisition in 1981 that used the term “Asperger’s Syndrome” which was consequently popularized in…

Tourette’s Syndrome Tourette’s syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder defined by sudden, repetitive, involuntary movements or vocalizations called tics. The worst symptoms are first noticed in childhood before the age of 18 years with improvement into late teens and adulthood. Males are affected three to four times more often than females. Approximately 200,000 individuals have a severe form of TS. Tic disorders can occur in all ethnic and cultural groups and tend to be genetic. Evidence…