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Neurotransmitter Balancing
Do you know that the best selling grocery items such as soft drinks, cigarettes, alcohol
and coffee are actually mood modifiers? But why do we need them so often? Is there any
serious problem with our moods? Or is it too easy to get the mood you want over-thecounter?
Or maybe both?
Since ancient times, humans figured out how to make themselves happy when they tried
opium for the first time. And it turned out to be too easy: just take it and you will get all
of the happiness in the world. But very soon they realized that if they continued to do it,
the human race would vanish. This is why they prohibited opium almost everywhere in
the world. But lack of opium meant lack of artificial happiness. So they had to look for
other ways to get better moods. People were desperate because there was no solution in
sight. The solution came unexpectedly.
1951, Seaview Hospital on Staten Island, New York US. Two doctors Irving Selikoff and
Edward Robitzek are starting a new clinical trial. It is all about treatment of tuberculosis
and it has nothing to do with mood. But when they started the new drug from Hoffman
-- LaRoche called isoniazid, they noticed something nobody was expected to see and
what puzzled all the doctors in the world: patients felt much better not only because
their infection became under control, but because of general stimulation. Even though
nobody could explain it, in 1952 the psychiatrist from Cincinnati Dr. Max Lurie started
giving isoniazid to his mentally ill patients. The treatment was so successful that next
year he and Harry Salzer were happy to announce that isoniazid helped about two thirds
of their depressed patients. That's when the term “antidepressant” was invented to
describe the action of the isoniazid. After that they went forward pretty fast. In the in
the 1987 FDA approved the first
antidepressant blockbuster drug,
that even now remains to be one
of the most often prescribing
drugs -- Prozac. It generated
$12.92B in revenue from
1996-2000 (1) 1 and about $2.4B
in revenue from Prozac from
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2002-2005 (2) 2 . Its name is in the books and movies -- "Prozac nation" for example.
Prozac brand is as well known as Coca Cola.
But what does this miracle drug do?
It brings up the amount of Neurotransmitter Serotonin in the brain. But how does it
change our moods?
1921, Germany. Pharmacologist Otto Loewi endorses the fact, that brain nerve cells, as
well as other nerve cells, are communicating with each other not by electric current, but
by chemicals called Neurotransmitters. So by changing the concentration of a certain
neurotransmitter, responsible for your mood, they can make you happy. That is what
Serotonin does.
But is it only for sick people? What about people like you and me? What about big
shots?
November 15, 1995, White House Washington DC. The graying but still very handsome
president of the United States is standing in the Oval Office. He is not alone. But he is
not with a member of his cabinet or staff, foreign ambassador or CIA officer. In front of
him is a young brunette with wide-open eyes and
gorgeous curves. What was he thinking about at
that moment? Was he thinking about us,
American citizens? Was his thinking about the
economy? Or his wife? Maybe he was thinking
about the danger he put himself by having a
relationship with this woman that can lead to
disaster? We will never know. But my guess is: he
was thinking about this woman, who was just in
front of him and nothing else. What was the
reason for him to forget everything in the world
except this woman? Was it her gorgeous body?
Hard to believe, because the president had
beautiful women at his disposal. Jennifer Flowers
for example. Have you ever seen her? If you had,
you would never forget her. Or maybe it was
something else that he didn't have himself and what he desperately needed? Could it be
a neurotransmitter imbalance, that he tried to correct?
Let's try to recreate the way his brain and that woman's brain were working, using
public beta and common sense. Would it be reasonable to say that the president was a
highly motivated and hard-working person, who could concentrate on the main task to
achieve his goals? I would say so. What are the neurotransmitters that are responsible
for those features?
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The Dopamine neurotransmitter is the one that is responsible for motivation,
enthusiasm, energy, power and implementation of thoughts. Dopamine type
personalities is usually dominant, social, highly motivated, and future oriented. They are
usually high rank executives. What about people who do not have enough dopamine?
They're usually suffering from fatigue, depression, obesity, inability to concentrate
because of lack of motivation. They usually need coffee to be able to work. They sleep
too much, have minimal sex drive, lack social skills, and often follow others' orders
instead of being creative themselves.
Did the president have plenty of dopamine? Yes, definitely.
The GABA neurotransmitter is the one that is responsible for maintaining concentration
and focus to the main task by suppressing all unnecessary stimuli. It's like when you're
reading a book, besides seeing the text you hear voices, you can smell perfume or food,
and you can feel touch. What GABA does is suppress all those unnecessary stimuli and
let you concentrate on what you are reading. GABA type personality is very reliable, can
concentrate easily, has a stable attention span, good memory, calm personality and is
able to relax easily. But what if the person doesn't have enough GABA? Then it is
difficult for them to concentrate. They usually cannot focus, have memory problems,
mood swings, frequently lose friends, have anxiety, tension and insomnia.
Did the president have plenty of GABA? It would appear so.
But besides GABA and dopamine there are two more major neurotransmitters. Maybe
that's where the president had a problem?
Forget about the president for a moment and let's concentrate on that attractive
brunette with wide-open eyes and curvy figure. Based on what we all know about her
would it be fair to say that she is a romantic and easy-going person, likes to flirt, and
likes to have fun? I would say so. But what are the neurotransmitters that are
responsible for such features?
The Acetylcholine neurotransmitter is the one that is responsible for memory, learning,
information processing and language. Acetylcholine type personality has a very good
memory, likes fantasies, likes to flirt, and often contemplates a better future. Because
they're very good in retrieving stored information from their memories, they are very
romantic: they bring memories from the past to create their present reality and future.
People, who are low in acetylcholine, have poor memory, poor creativity, learning
problems, depression, insomnia. They usually are not romantic and cannot take care of
others. They're more concerned with their deficiencies.
Did that brunette in the Oval Office have plenty of acetylcholine? No doubt
about that.
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Let's talk about the last neurotransmitter -- Serotonin. It is the one that is responsible
for happiness and excitement, enthusiasm and joy. Serotonin dominant personality
likes challenges, excitement and fun. They like to flirt, experiment with sex and are
inclined to have frivolous relationships. They do what they want whenever they want to.
It is easy for them to adapt to a new environment but difficult to stick to the plan. They
can solve problems spontaneously. When a person does not have enough serotonin, the
when problems start: they develop
memory problems, insomnia,
anxiety, sugar craving, night sweats
etc..
To me that brunette had plenty
of Serotonin.
Why was the President so attracted
to her? Because she had plenty of
features from neurotransmitters he
may be deficient in. Think about it:
he had plenty of Dopamine and
GABA but deficient in Acetylcholine
and Serotonin. But she had plenty
of what he needed to balance himself
-- Serotonin and Acetylcholine. That is why he was so attracted to her. Could his wife
give him serotonin and acetylcholine dependent features? I doubt it.
Bottom line is simple: to be happy and function efficiently you need all four of
neurotransmitters -- Dopamine, Acetylcholine, GABA and Serotonin. You need to
balance your neurotransmitters to achieve your goals. And it can be done. It is not
something you that is predetermined by your genes or the way you were brought up.
Neurotransmitter balancing is the reality and you can do it.
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References
(1) http://nikhil.superfacts.org/archives/2007/01/patents_and_pro.html
(2) http://investor.lilly.com/annuals.cfm