Serotonin

I “For as far back as I can remember, I’ve felt depressed but until I was sixteen I didn’t know it had a name. I thought it was just life.” Those were the words of Erin, a woman who was officially diagnosed with major depression as a teen. Like many teens who live with this serious illness, she attempted to kill herself more than once. (Erin) In America alone one in 10 students in high school have attempted to commit suicide. Also, almost one in six people, in America between the ages 12 and 17…

entire body. Serotonin, a neurotransmitter, can alter the pain threshold, making it increasingly more sensitive. Serotonin can also affect sleep and the sex drive. Studies show that a chemical imbalance in specific areas of the brain, these imbalances affects the body and brain causing problems in everyday life. Serotonin carries signals along and between nerves, it is responsible for maintaining mood balance ensuring that is does not increase or decrease too much, a deficit of serotonin leads…

All people are different when it comes to their experience with addiction and mental illness. Some begin to experience mental health issues during childhood or adolescence and experiment with drugs and alcohol soon after, developing both an addiction problem and a serious mental illness at the same time. Others may seek out drugs and alcohol in an attempt to “self-medicate” a mental health issue that develops in early adulthood or that develops out of an injury or trauma later in life. Still…

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…

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…

Roughly 20 million people in the United States suffer from depression each year. Whether some are hiding it behind a fake smile day by day or if they are open about their depression it is well known. Depression affects 40 million people worldwide every single year. Doctors and psychologists work hard everyday to help out kids, teens, and adults to figure out how depression can be hard on the body. Depression disorder affects the brain, body, motivation, and the people around it. Sometimes it…

Treatment Anxiety can be treated through psychological and pharmaceutical methods. The main psychological treatment is cognitive behavioural therapy (Montgomery 2009, pg. 46). Cognitive behavioural therapy is a talking therapy that manages patient’s problems by influencing and changing the way they think and behave (Muir-Cochrane, Barkway & Nizette 2014, pg. 172). Similar psychological treatments are relaxation therapy and anxiety management (Montgomery 2009, pg. 46). Other therapies are…

In today’s society adolescence are often pressured into many things by the media. According to magazines they have to look a certain way, around their friends they must act a certain way, and of course family always heaves the stress on by making sure they maintain good grades, think about colleges, hold down a job, and overall be basically a superhero. With all of the stress that goes with being an adolescent, there are other situations that just add more fuel to the raging fire. However, as a…

should talk to your doctor first before using. The entire purpose of Prozac is to cure depression is youth and adults, it is supposed to treat all major disorders even suicidal ones. Prozac’s real name is Fluoxetine, which means it is an uptake of serotonin in the brain to help treat disorders of depression (Fluoxetine (Prozac)). Overall the medication is supposed to be the most effective, compared to other alternatives, but certainly should be discussed with a healthcare provider and is still…

more. Abilify® uses a different mechanism from other drugs that have been approved for the same symptoms. The majority of antipsychotics shut down dopamine receptors. Abilify® works by making the receptors work properly, and is believed to act on serotonin…