what are names of  medicines that increase serotonin?
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ceratonin is a chemical naturally released into the bloodstream from exercise they are type two or beta-endorphins sporting examples include running as exercise "runner's high". its a feel good chemical/hormone.\n\nhope this helps\nNick
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Yes, antidepressants help ADD.
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Mirtazapine, an antidepressant or mood elevator, is used to treat depression.  Although the precise mechanism of action of this class of antidepressants is not known, it is believed to increase the amount of norepinephrine and serotonin in the brain. Norepinephrine and serotonin are neurotransmitters, chemicals that nerves use to communicate with each other.
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Avoid wellbutrin if you can. There are way too many side effects. Take either prozac or zoloft. Zoloft is the best but you have to take enough. They have found that the old advice of "max 200 mg" is false. Some people are fine with 200 or more. Don't worry about orgasms. It sounds like not getting off is the least of your problems.
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Hi there! As far as i know, serotonin is what we called the Happy Substance! High levels of serotonin, increase this feeling of hapiness in us. Low levels decrease this feeling. Thus, blocking the serotonin receptors in the body would lead to depression and similar effects. and increasing the subs would give an antidepressant effects. Though that is the major effect in the CNS, we can never deny the fact that it has other effects such as those effects mentioned above. Nevertheless, it is always associated in the mood changes in the body.
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If you are deficient in Serotonin, it makes sense to take the literal building block for this neurotransmitter, which is what 5 htp is.  The SSRI drugs are supposed to target this neurotransmitter and keep it working longer in your brain...at what cost? We don't know, though serious side effects are known to occur, e.g. suicide, memory loss. \n\n5htp is profoundly safer. It is like eating turkey, but in a very concentrated form. It tends to relax you, and can help with other issues like insomnia, because at night time serotonin is converted to melatonin, the sleep hormone, by the pituatary (in the absence of light)> \n\nDon't take 5htp with an SSRI>.....you've got to make a choice, Natural, or Synthetic....
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Tryptophan.\nAnd/or eating LOTS of said turkey.
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SL's answer is pretty much what I was going to say, but I'll add one point to it.\n\nSelective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's) are the most common, latest generation of antidepressants and include most of the drugs you hear about today:  Paxil, Zoloft, etc.\n\nHowever, there are other antidepressants out there that work differently, sometimes similarly, but on different chemicals.  Some of these drugs are classified as Tri-Cyclic Antidepressants (TCA's) and others are Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI's).\n\nMany antidepressants (especially the TCA's and MAOI's) can have serious side effects or drug interactions, so they have to be taken very carefully, and under the direction and supervision of a physician.
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Yeah. try Wellbutrin/Zyban
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Yes, you can increase the amount of Serotonin in the brain by having a balanced diet and taking amino acid supplements, or by taking prescribed antidepressants.  I prefer the first of the two, having a balanced diet and taking amino acid supplements.  Read the below and visit the url in the source section for more info.\n\n"Serotonin is a neurotransmitter, involved in the transmission of nerve impulses. It is manufactured in your body using the amino acid tryptophan. It is manufactured in your body using the amino acid tryptophan. Release of serotonin or other drugs (depending on the type of nerve) causes the other nerve to fire and continue the message along the "cable"..\n\nThe neurotransmitters are dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine. At the neurochemical and physiological level, neurotransmitters are extremely important, since they carry impulses between nerve cells. The substance that processes the neurotransmitter called serotonin is the amino acid tryptophan. It increases the amount of serotonin made by the brain.\n\nCertain aminos cause you to have better feeling of well being. Serotonin is a chemical that helps maintain a "happy feeling," and seems to help keep our moods under control by helping with sleep, calming anxiety, and relieving depression. The brain also makes Dopamine, which makes people more talkative and excitable. It affects  brain processes that control movement, emotional response, and ability to experience pleasure and pain. All of these chemicals are natural chemicals that affect our bodily processes.\n\nBesides being involved in the process of addiction, low Serotonin levels are believed to be the reason for many cases of mild to moderate depression which can lead to symptoms like anxiety, apathy, fear, feelings of worthlessness, insomnia and fatigue. We are learning that depression is related to and a number of other health issues. Depression is the nation's most prevalent mental health problem, affecting about 15 million Americans who spend about $3 billion a year on drugs to battle it. Almost all of these medicines target either serotonin or norepinephrine, brain chemicals which are neurotransmitters."
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low serotonin equals depression
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Usually, people who get "serotonin syndrome" from having too much serotonin in their system are taking 2-3 different SSRI type antidepressants *and also* using supplements in their diet too to boost their 5-HTP levels, but...yeah, it happens....\n\nMild version: light fever, nasty headache, sleeplessness, nausea.\n\nNasty version: Fever, blinding headache, vomiting, diarrhea, spasms, seizures, losing consciousness and/or becoming delirious...\n\nIt's no joke, which is why you want to keep your doctor and/or counselor informed about *everything* right down to the last aspirin, that you put in your body when on SSRIs....
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There is some growing research that suggests that there is a link between serotonin and ADHD.  Wellbutrin does increase available serotonin levels, so I guess it can be used to treat ADHD.\nThis study found that there is a "clinically and statistically significant effect of bupropion in improving ADHD in adults."\nhttp://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/158/2/282?maxtoshow=&HITS=&hits=&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=bupropion+ADHD&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT
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Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter synthesised in serotonergic neurons in the central nervous system and enterochromaffin cells in the gastrointestinal tract.\n\nIn the central nervous system, serotonin is believed to play an important role in the regulation of mood, sleep, emesis (vomiting), sexuality and appetite. Serotonin has been thought to play a part in many disorders, notably as part of the biochemistry of depression, migraine, bipolar disorder and anxiety. Recent research suggests that serotonin also plays an important role in liver regeneration and acts as a mitogen (induces cell division) throughout the body (see: Science).\n\nThe name "serotonin" is something of a misnomer and reflects the circumstances of the compound's discovery. It was initially identified as a vasoconstrictor substance in blood serum - hence serotonin, a serum agent affecting vascular tone. This agent was later chemically identified as 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), and, as the broad range of physiological roles were elucidated, 5-HT became the preferred name in the pharmacological field.
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Ecstasy causes a sudden big release of serotonin (a 'feel good' hormone), then a big drop afterwards, which is why people feel crap and depressed coming down. So taking ecstasy while having psychiatric problems will make things a million times worse. \n\nMost prescription anti-depressants also cause a rise in serotonin, but in a gentle and controlled way - there is no sudden rush and no sudden crash. So prescription drugs are way better than ecstasy at making someone feel better, especially in the long term. Though they can take a while to really make a difference, which can frustrate people, but they are really worth persisting with. Also if someone took ecstasy at the same time as anti-depressants they would be running the risk of 'overdosing' on serotonin - you can look up 'serotonin syndrome' and that will tell you about it, it's not pleasant. Ecstasy and prescription anti-depressants should not be mixed. And anti-psychotics should definitely not be mixed with non-prescription stuff, they can interact badly with things. \n\nObviously the other risks of ecstasy are well-known - it can cause sudden death and there is no way of predicting who will be affected or at what dose.
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Dosage increases can take some getting used to, so if she can tolerate it she might want to just wait a week or so and see if the side effects subside.  If it's really creating a problem for her, she should call her psychiatrist.  They may have her go back to the old dosage, switch her to something else, or prescribe a second medication to control the side effects.\n\nWhen I had my Zoloft increased to 150 mg I started having some problems with hyperesthesia.  If I touched my nose or scratched an itch I would feel very nervous and ittitable.  My psychiatrist added Buspar and it seems to be helping.
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neurotransmitter, chemical in the brain. Other name is 5ht. Has many effects many theories, mainly involved in depression.