Tag: serotonin
SSRI drugs increase violent behavior and promote recidivism
Despite decades of animal research demonstrating how elevated serotonin in general, and SSRI drugs in particular, turn…
Blocking serotonin may treat allergies and inflammatory diseases
The bad news for serotonin (5-HT) just keeps accumulating. Aside from its well-known (outside of medical office,…
SSRI drugs, not depression, destroy empathy
Yet another medical myth gets busted today. A common dogma in psychiatry is that one of the…
SSRI drugs strikingly toxic for fetal brain, may cause autism
As many of my readers know, autism rates keep rising and even mainstream medicine has acknowledged that…
Serotonin antagonists as treatment for COVID-19 / SARS
A quick post to let my Twitter followers know that serotonin is implicated in viral diseases as…
Serotonin may be a cause of hemorrhoids and tinnitus
The two conditions mentioned in the title of the post are quite pervasive among Western societies and…
Blocking serotonin, adrenaline treats anxiety, brain damage due to alcohol “addiction”
Over the last 2 decades a large number of studies have come out demonstrating that the withdrawal…
Serotonin causes anhedonia…and mental illness in general
As many of my readers know, anhedonia is one of the most pernicious symptoms of most mental…
Serotonin causes the startle response, and likely PTSD as well
As my readers know, I have posted quite a few threads in the past on the topic…
Chronic stress (adversity) lowers dopamine and causes mental illness
The evidence for the role of chronic stress in virtually every health condition doctors have a name…