Serotonin is used to regulate the transmission of many brain functions ranging from musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular system, and endocrine system.
Serotonin directly and indirectly affects almost all cells in the brain and can affect mood (mood), s*xual desire, memory, appetite, sleep behavior, and even social behavior.
Light Effects
Decreased levels of serotonin in the brain can cause a variety of physical and emotional symptoms, but the situation is not always hard.
Currently, many doctors believe that stress is a major cause serotonin levels decrease. On the other hand, low levels of serotonin are also suspected that an additional burden.
Decreased levels of serotonin can cause physical and emotional symptoms such as mild to sensitive and irritable, fatigue, concentration problems, sleep disturbances, and increased the negative thoughts.
Indication
Physical symptoms caused by low serotonin levels, such as obesity, eating disorders, chronic pain and migraine.
While psychological symptoms that are caused by low levels of serotonin insomnia, alcohol abuse, depression, anxiety and panic attacks.
Behavioral symptoms caused by low serotonin levels low self-esteem, obsessive thoughts or behavior, and chronic negative behaviors.
If someone with one of these symptoms last longer than a month, the best thing to do, ask your doctor to get immediate treatment solutions.
Interference
Clinical depression is often associated with a decrease in serotonin levels. According to Barry Jones, a neuroscientist at Princeton University, low levels of serotonin can inhibit the production of new brain cells. He also believes that stress is the most important precursor to the onset of clinical depression.
Other diseases associated with low serotonin, including alcoholism, premenstrual syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, Alzheimer's, chronic anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia and restless legs syndrome.
ADHD and SIDS
The latest study, published in General Psychiatry and the Journal of the American Medical Association found an association with decreased serotonin two teething.
October 2010 study in the Archives of General Psychiatry published said that there is a relationship between low levels of serotonin mother during pregnancy and the development of ADHD in children.
Meanwhile, a study in the Journal of the Medical Association in February 2010 was published, a link between low levels of serotonin in the sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS (sudden death syndrome baby).
Levels of serotonin in the brainstem of SIDS infants was 27 percent lower than the levels of serotonin in infants who died of other causes found.
