Experiment: Lowering Serotonin Level. - Biology Forum

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Dr.Stein 19 years ago

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- February 10, 2006 at 11:18 am #3573
  Mansfield
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  Hello,
  A long time ago, I watched a program about an experiment during which the subjects were given a drink which lowers the level of serotonin significantly. Is this a well-known experiment? Are the ingredients of the drink known, or any ingredient capable of such an effect?
  Thanks for the repliers.
- February 11, 2006 at 9:43 pm #40552
  zami’87.
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  high levels of serotonin induce optimism,pleasantness so with low level u should feel moody,even be aggressive..also when brain detects night melatonin is made from serotonin and u feel sleepy(that’s why u drink milk before bedetime -milk contains tryptophan…(aminoacid from which serotonin is synthesized)…then from serotonin melatonin is made(melatonin is secreted from pineal gland)during night…
- February 11, 2006 at 9:56 pm #40553
  Linn
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  I dont know
  Hope someone who oes answers
  because i dont want that drink! 😆
  but i know when I need seratonin i eat chockolate. yum! 🙂
- February 13, 2006 at 10:50 am #40723
  Dr.Stein
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  Chocolate is also a source of ß-endorphin 😉
  Serotonin + endorphin = a lot of pleasure hmmm 🙂
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