Serotonin question
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I know the mainstream view on serotonin is basically the reverse of the truth, which means most of the focus in this community is on lowering it and not doing things that make it worse.
However… is it possible to have too low serotonin, and what would that look like?
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@schemingfonzie
I noticed that low serotonin makes me feel cold, but if I eat turkey or chicken I feel hot, my veins in my arms and legs expand and my limbs start to burn from the heat.
I know that people on this forum will say: well, drink coffee with sugar, milk and coconut oil, drink orange juice, you have low thyroid...
but these tips not only don't help, they make things even worse...
it makes me feel even colderI'm writing through Google Translate
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@alex155 said in Serotonin question:
it makes me feel even colder
I'd try to eat some meat(with fat) at breakfast and see how I react.
=> 2 fruits (e.g. one banana and grape) + 2 eggs and one slice young gouda cheese (or 50 g ham).
Vary and chose according to desiderata and ability to digest / feel good. -
@LucH I tried to eat beef steak, but it doesn't help, and eggs give me a terrible smell of hydrogen sulfide in my mouth and stool, I need to try banana and grapes, I eat cheese every day.
also cottage cheese with sour cream and jam helps to warm up (tryptophan?)
in any case, thank you for helping LucH, I really appreciate it) -
@alex155 I would be cautious attributing something like that to low serotonin, it could be many other things.
@OP You can take a look at studies with fenclonine or other similar drugs that are known without doubt to nuke serotonin levels. It can cause aggression, irritability, hypersexuality, hyperphagia, possible anxiety/OCD even though it ACTH/cortisol are lowered. Intuitively: behaviors that are seen when our "brake mechanism" of serotonin is completely compromised and we are uninhibited.
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@schemingfonzie said in Serotonin question:
… is it possible to have too low serotonin…?
Short answer:
Theoretically yes but practically no. -
@Yenn For example?
