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from shyness, self-confidence and fearful! so my question is that how can a person make his serotonin level normal so he wont be shy anymore?

2007-07-20 14:03:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science Psychology

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Post-mortem studies of the brains of suicide victims indicate that the part of the brain associated with controlling agression and other impulsive behaviors (the frontal cortex) has a significantly lower level of serotonin, a neurotransmitter associated with mood disorders. Low serotonin levels are correlated with major depression. In addition, suicide victims have higher than normal levels of cortisol, a hormone produced in stressful situations, in the tissues of their central nervous system.

http://www.minddisorders.com/Py-Z/Suicide.html

Low moods and low serotonin go together--a finding that has been confirmed in study after study for several decades. Most of these studies are based on patients--people who are significantly ill and have sought medical treatment. Yet all the evidence suggests that the normal role for serotonin is to balance and adjust our normal mood shifts--somewhat like the bass/treble knob on your stereo. It has a role in "habituation," the process in which the brain learns that a particular recurring sensation is not all that important and should be ignored. When the serotonin system is functioning normally, it helps us keep a steady frame of mind in the face of all the things happening to us and around us. It helps us "tune out" the unimportant stuff and respond in a balanced way to the things that do matter.

http://nasw.org/users/twoharts/serotonin.html

Serotonin levels can dictate if you feel depressed or not. Antidepressant medications like Paxil, Zoloft, St. John's Wort, and Prozac work by preventing serotonin destruction and loss. These antidepressants inhibit serotonin uptake ( or reuptake) by the neurons in the brains. Low serotonin levels cause depression.

http://www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C6112.html

2007-07-21 00:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by d_r_siva 7 · 0 0

Take an SSRI - Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitor?

2007-07-20 14:11:52 · answer #2 · answered by cavassi 7 · 0 0

make friends be more social get laid

the last one really helps ;)

2007-07-20 14:07:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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