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Probably the most common thing that stops the body from making serotonin is serotonin itself or chemicals that mimic serotonin or block serotonin receptor sites in the cells of the nervous system.
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter, a chemical that is used by the body to communicate information at the cellular level. This information includes the regulation of aggressive behavior and emotion, body temperature, sleep, appetite, body temperature, cellular division and organ regeneration. Its release also produces a sense of well-being or happiness.
The body regulates serotonin, producing what it needs when it needs it, unless this regulation is imbalanced due to disease or a defect in the organism. The introduction of drugs which mimic serotonin can interrupt the body's natural chemistry. If such drug use is maintained over time, it will cause the body to cease from making its own. This is why the user, if desiring the continued affects or "high" of serotonin must take a larger dosage. The body will respond in kind, further diminishing its own production of the neurotransmitter. If the drug user ever wishes to quit taking the drug, the user must brace for the "crash" since the body will not immediately begin reproducing the drug at sufficient levels, and hence there will be an absence of the drug in the body, causing the body to malfunction either physically, psychologically or both. Hence the craving drug users feel. Over time, unless extensive damage has been done, the body will again begin naturally producing the neurotransmitter.
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What does inhibit neuronal uptake of serotonin norepinephrine and dopamine in cns do for addictions?
Stops your drugs working and you go crazy.
What does Tyrosine do in the body?
It is a re-uptake inhibitor for the dopamine in your body. It is to be Co Administered with a Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor to replenish both dopamine and serotonin in your brain. Both, and allot more are found in protein shakes and vitamin/health stores.
What are the target organ of the Serotonin hormone?
Serotonin is not a hormone. It is a neurotransmitter.
What is a serotonin neuron?
Serotonin is not a neuron, it is a neurotransmitter. It relays information between neurons, with serotonin producing a calming, happy feeling. Lack of serotonin can cause depression, but an over abundance of serotonin can cause psychosis.
What is it called when the blood stops pumping through the body and settles in the parts of the body lowest to the ground?
Liver Mortis
Does ecstasy increase serotonin in the synapse?
Yes it releases all the serotonin in your brain making you feel happy.
What does inhibit neuronal uptake of serotonin norepinephrine and dopamine in cns do for addictions?
Stops your drugs working and you go crazy.
Is Serotonin Syndrome the same as getting high?
Not at all, being high is a nice little feeling while serotonin syndrome is a drug reaction that causes the body to have too much serotonin. Serotonin syndrome can also be life threatening.
Does extasy produce serotonin?
Yes, ecstasy produces mass amounts of serotonin, which gives you that feel good and happy feeling. But, on the other side of it, the next day your body has over used its serotonin so there is none flowing into your body, which makes you depressed and/or lethargic.
What is the definition of serotonin?
Serotonin-- A natural chemical found in the brain and other parts of the body, that carries signals between nerve cells.
What is an example of an depressant medication that works by making serotonin more available at the synapses?
Zoloft
What is the main difference between histamine and serotonin?
They have completely different functions in the body; histamine stimulates certain kinds of immune responses, and serotonin is a neuro-transmitter.
What effect does serotonin have on blood vessels?
Serotonin has an constrictive effect on the blood vessels in the brain. It's role in the rest of the body can cause both dilation or constriction.
How does too much serotonin affect the body?
Look up the effects of LSD
What parts of the bady are damage due to extasy?
If you take Ecstasy too often or too much, your body may eventually begin to lose Serotonin, a hormone that your body releases in small amounts when you experience laughter or happiness. Ecstasy is designed to use ALL of your body's Serotonin over a period of 3 to 6 hours. When the body is drained of all of its Serotonin, it must slowly regenerate over time (a week or two). Many people believe that if you continue to use Ecstasy without allowing your Serotonin to replenish itself, you are at risk of Serotonin Deficiency Syndrome. However, if you use Ecstasy only occasionally, you will not suffer any bodily harm.
What is ceratonin?
If you mean serotonin, it's a neurotransmitter, a chemical that carries signals between cells in the body. There's lots of specific information about serotonin at the Wikipedia link below.
What is an example of an anti-depressant medication that works by making serotonin more available at the synapses?
Zoloft
