Demystifying Neurotransmitters: Serotonin, Dopamine, and Beyond
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 10. 05. 2024
- Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes looks at 6 of the most important neurotransmitters including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. Each neurotransmitter has a role in our physiology and behavior, and understanding their function is key to understanding the brain and nervous system. In this video, we'll discuss each neurotransmitter's role in brain function and behavior, and discuss some of the diseases and conditions that can affect neurotransmitter function.
Doc Snipes is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Qualified Clinical Supervisor. She received her PhD in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida in 2002. In addition to being a practicing clinician, she has provided training to counselors, social workers, nurses and case managers internationally since 2006 through AllCEUs.com What are #dopamine, #serotonin, norepinephrine, glutamate, #GABA, acetylcholine? What does dopamine do?
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Objectives
~ Define Neurobiology
~ For the following neurotransmitters, Dopamine, GABA, Serotonin, Acetylcholine, identify
~ Their mechanism of action/purpose
~ Where they are found
~ Symptoms of excess & insufficiency
~ Nutritional building blocks
Dopamine
~ Mechanism of action/purpose
~ movement
~ memory
~ pleasurable reward
~ behavior and cognition
~ attention
~ inhibition of prolactin production
~ sleep
~ mood
~ learning
Norepinepherine
~ Function
~ Fight or flight excitatory neurotransmitter
~ Implicated in motivation
~ Symptoms of Insufficiency
~ When faced with severe stress, the stress response system activates raising norepinephrine and stress hormones
~ This increases arousal, increases insomnia, anxiety, depression, irritability, or emotional instability.
~ Prolonged stress leads to underactivity of the stress response system (desensitization)
~ This lowers arousal and can result in low energy, daytime fatigue, concentration/focus issues, and general apathy.
Glutamate
~ Is an amino acid (present in most high protein foods)
~ Most prevalent excitatory neurotransmitter
~ Used to make GABA (teeter-totter)
~ Facilitates learning and memory
GABA
~ Mechanism of action/purpose
~ Anti-anxiety, Anti-convulsant
~ GABA is made from glutamate
~ GABA functions as an inhibitory neurotransmitter
~ GABA does the opposite and tells the adjoining cells not to âfireâ
~ Where is it found
~ Close to 40% of the synapses in the human brain work with GABA and therefore have GABA receptors
Summary
~ There are a variety of different neurotransmitters involved in addiction and mental health disorders
~ It is not always about increasing a neurotransmitter. Sometimes you need to decrease it.
~ Human brains try to maintain homeostasis and too much or too little can be bad
~ A balanced diet will provide the brain the necessary nutrients in synergystic combinations
Think about
~ A client who presents with apathy/loss of pleasure, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 What is neurobiology and why do we care
06:20 Functions of Dopamine
10:20 Symptoms of too much or too little dopamine
14:40 Foods to increase dopamine
22:35 FUnctions of norepinephrine
25:10 Foods to increase norepinephrine noradrenaline
26:10 What is glutamate
27:47 What is GABA
29:45 Foods to increase GABA
32:15 What is serotonin and what does serotonin do
33:40 Symptoms of too much serotonin -- Serotonin syndrome
36:00 Foods to increase serotonin
37:55 Serotonin receptors
45:35 What is acetylcholine
I'm really appreciating this content. My only frustration with such information is the whole "talk to your doctor" razz.. If I could find a competent, available doctor who cared enough to work through this stuff, I guess I wouldn't be here trying to work it out for myself.
I HEAR you. :)
Now thatâs a sad statement. As a provider, I feel a sense of shame. Try and see a trained nurse practitioner. We are known as good listeners, in general.
@@maggielazarre78 Good to know-- thank you
@@kennethgarcia25 I recognize that issues can be the result of failure to produce the neurochemicals, alterations in other systems like the endocannabinoid system, insufficient release, breakdown or reuptake that is too rapid or breakdown in the transmission down the line. This presentation is one of MANY on this channel and only designed to be an extremely high level one-hour overview for the average person not psychiatrists.
@@kennethgarcia25 ...You sound a bit narcissistic to say that most psychiatrists would not understand you, which means that you view your personal education as something greater than the education of others. Youâre also forgetting this is CZcams where doctors and nurses speak in laymanâs terms, not a medical university or, teaching hospital.
Nutrients list for each neurotransmitter:
14:44 - Dopamine
25:16 - Norepinepherine
29:52 - GABA
36:29 - Serotonin
47:37 - Acetylocholine
Thanks Teryv
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The sub titles are in the way of seeing all the information. I guess I will look for a different video.
@@needless2say723 You can switch them off
@@needless2say723 Bhahahaha needless to say, a chemical imbalance is not your major malfunction.
'What, you mean I have to turn off the subtitles on my own? Grrr... These damn words on the screen are covering up the EXACT SAME words on the screen.'
Really helpful
I expected to be bored with too much heavy medical terminology but your style of explaining makes it easy for anyone to understand.
Awww..... TY! Too kind.
10 minutes into this and I can't help complementing the brilliance of the delivery. 10/10.
thank you so much. My goal was to present information in a way that is meaningful to the average person.
I agree
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Really?? this is a terrible presentation. mispronunciation , confusion , misspeaking , hyper rapid cadence. voice is nervous and strangled. very hard to follow, which is a shame because she clearly had the knowledge but presenting is not natural to this presenter. she lost me long time ago bit I stuck with it in hope of learning.
I'm a therapist and your videos are so educational and very helpful. These are videos that all therapists should be watching. It's good to be aware, so you can better understand the client's situation and assess their personal needs. Sometimes they need more help then I'm able to give and these videos are teaching me to notice that.
Thanks so much. I am glad the videos are helpful to you!
@@DocSnipes thank you đ
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"Right now, there are people all over the world who are just like you. They're either lonely, they're missing somebody, they're depressed, they're hurt, they're scarred from the past, they're having personal issues no one knows about, they have secrets you wouldn't believe. They wish, they dream and they hope. And right now, they are sitting here reading these words, and I'm writing this for you so you don't feel alone anymore. Always remember, don't be depressed about the past, don't worry about the future, and just focus on today. If today's not so great don't worry! Tomorrow's a new chance. If you are reading this, be sure to share this around to make others feel better. God bless you and your family wish you a new day full of blessings, health and happiness đđ»đHave a nice day!"
Thanks for watching. Wishing you peace, health, and happiness.
@@DocSnipes Thank you very much . God bless you and your family wish you a new day full of blessings, health and happiness đđ»đ
This video is loaded with info. It's overwhelming and it pays to watch it more than once.
Thank you so much for watching. What was your favorite tip from the video?
I watched 5 times now...will probably watch it 50 times, âtill i know it by heart...thatâs how much i love it! â€ïž
Thanks!
My goal exactly đŻ
Restless leg syndrom is due to a lack of iron and also magnesium, which leads to a fall of dopamine.
This is an amazing lecture. As a sleep specialist I call it brain Neurotransmitters soup which vary from patient to patient and in the same patient as well depending on what events he or she is facing. A lot of time we have to try different medications or different dosages or even combination to help the individual patient. I hope all the patient understand the difficulty in hitting the target from first shot. Thank you and well done
this should be mandatory viewing for everyone before they start antidepressants. Thank you Doc Snipes!
Youâre so welcome! I am grateful to be of help and I appreciate you watching the video.
Lack of sleep skyrockets dopamine. I have never felt as good as when I have missed a whole night's sleep and at about 5pm the next day is bliss. Wish it wasn't so unhealthy.
Thanks for watching.
I stumbled across this video by accident and ended up watching the whole thing and really liked it
Ty
Me too.
Ha ha me too.
Same lol
I AM WATCHING IT FOR A THIRD TIME!!! So informative and helpful with the best natural foods to get the nutritional building blocks to create these neurotransmitters
A heartfelt thank you Dr. Snipes for your sincere effort and time to do something meaningful and worthwhile for all of us. You make Mankind a better species with your kindness and contributions.
Thanks for commenting and watching.
As a recently enrolled neuroscience student I very much appreciate the existence of this. It's also helpful in determining the best med regimen for my CPTSD BPD etc. Overlapping paradoxical symptoms Throw a lot of psychiatrist for a loop I'm constantly given dopamine antagonists and they simply are not very helpful and give me restless legs etc
Thanks for watching.
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@@DocSnipes stay away from psych meds
Many people do not fully understand these chemicals and processes, including the impact they have on us. Thank you for this!
Thank you for this excellent framework. So much is not known about this subject, but the common sense approach to diet is well appreciated. I am a layman, but having a partner who was diagnosed with BPD, PTSD, Bi-Polar, MDD and more, I understand how challenging it is to reach homeostasis for people who are "treatment resistant". I hypothesize resistance may often be of a function of misdiagnosis, drug abuse and addiction as well as a belief system that is convinced nothing can help. I sincerely hope someday there will be a way to measure neurotransmitter levels in the brain. In the interim, is there a cheat sheet that summarizes all this wonderful information at a glance?
I love this educator. Love love love. So intelligent!
Thank you for your kind words and thank you for watching the video. What did you find most useful from it?
To find a competent doctor, this is nearly impossible these days, all the good ones are booked solid, and well, the bad ones who cares little about you, and a lot about profit, they are every were.
Your're absolutely correct.. The shortage of good Doctors is truly starting to show.
Doy You know how they paid at university? Books , food... Medicine carreer is so expensive. Do You give your job for free??? Same to them.
The sistem is difficult or You study hard to find a good job to Pay prĂvate doctors or You have to go to your medical care.
Most become doctors for status and money sadly.
@@codyhughes1147 if You are a lawyer and a CEO You can have both.
Medicina carreer is not free , it is so expensive. When You are a medicine student nobody help You to Pay, if You have a profesion or mayor , it is to have better life condition.
In my experience doctors are generally not greedy, they are just jaded, apathetic and uninterested. It's like they want every patient to be an easy "arms broken, put cast on, do a follow up." For those of us with strange or complex issues, they just don't seem to have the energy to dive deeply into a problem. It seems you have to do it yourself.
Y need a dr like her .. for anxiety. She is very smart
Thanks for watching and commenting.
I hope more people come across this amazing video.
Thank you for your kind words. I am open to suggestions for how to get the word out about the channel.
I hope my doctor had this much knowledge
Ty
Me too... not sure my doctor knew much of any of this.
This is so amazing, I'm actually thinking of sending it to my G.P, I bet she's never heard of half of it.
This isnât knowledge!! Lmaoooo đ itâs reading a book lil dude. You know how to read? Itâs not that hard! Why not you dumb dumb, go educate yourself about your own body! Ehh? Educate yourself on what you really care about then youâll have more passion to learn more about that. Itâs ok learn in life, you can think for yourself you know? Lol
Itâs amazing how so many people hold ALL doctors up as the absolute authority in everything, and only to find out that there is a hell of lot they donât know about, something you find yourself doing your own internet research. Im so grateful this Doc shared this information with the publicđđđđ
I've lived in Carrollton since '93. I used to bring my daughter here every year when she was little. She's 31 now. Thank you so much for the fond memories!
Youâre so welcome. Thanks for watching
This video is very beneficial. Thanks for explaining the nutrition part that helps balance our health.
Welcome
Ahh lady I love your presentations. So detailed, no fluff or fillers. Concise and exhastive at the same time. Just so well put together Presented as verbal and read. I truly enjoy listening to you.
Thank you so much!!!
@@DocSnipes Thank you for taking the time to thank me back personally. Im always trying to learn new things, from NLP, body language, Nero chemistry, neutropics anything that gives me an edge and helps me to understand people and myself. I resently learned Im an INFJ sigma personality. Opened my eyes to a lot of things about myself. Your vids have been an invaluable resource. I cant thank you enough. You have a friend in Orlando. May the good Lord look after you and those you love.
I'm going to use the format and information teaching my high school biology classes. My knowledge has been increased. Thank you.
Everyone in the world should she this video. So much critical understanding of our brains is learned in just an hour. Definitely worth my timeđ
TY so much.
Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, thank you for this presentation. I really have a lot of respect for your knowledge and ability to explain this.
So welcome! I appreciate you watching!Other videos you might be interested in can be found at: czcams.com/users/DocSnipessearch?query=neurotransmitters
@@DocSnipes Thank you, I'll definitely have a look
Coeliac, or Celiac disease sufferers live in a yo-yo of these effects, and I am convinced it will take strict diet and medication.
I'm 48, haven't hit the right combo yet!
Knowledge is power.
Thank you so much for helping me gain more wisdom.
God bless
Ty. Thanks for watching.
Were you tested for celiac?
I had to drop out of school last year when I was diagnosed with Chronic Lyme. Your videos are SO valued and appreciated. They have helped me learn SO much
Best wishes to you. Thanks for watching. Wishing you peace, health, and happiness.
Look into Monolaurin, I had hyplori and killed it with tons of supplements. This was one. My friend took it and it got rid of her herpes, no trace in her blood after 6 months. Monolaurin kills what the lyme disease does to the body too. This may save ur life God bless. I got it on Amazon and I have neurological migraines and it never triggered it. I have Tacacardia too, and the monolaurin never triggered it. Dr's don't tell anyone anything. Just found b1 helps with sleep apnea. I stoped twitching for sleep since I started it. All they say is magnesium. Dr's don't know anything.
@@MrRobkina thank you SO much; Iâm so sorry for your struggles, I say that with sincerity. Sending you all the healing and light đđœâš
May you find healing and get your life back!
Can you afford The Wave device ? Some stem cell patches and a really good quality glutathione or NAC supplement. Try and sweat a lot as much as possible to get rid of it
Doc Snipes is the BEST â€
Thank you for watching. Hereâs a video on increasing your neurotransmitters naturally: czcams.com/video/FowofnD7WhA/video.html
I agree that we need to see what neurotransmitters and hormones are out of whack and we need to regulate them...but we need to get to the root cause holistically because medicating will just dis regulate some other systems in the body all those antidepressants are toxic to the body...we need a better approach
Drs think mine is related to sleep apnea.
Sometimes the symptoms are the bodies attempt to restore the balance. Iâm not so convinced that giving drugs to someone at the sight of mental disturbance should be the first step ever.
Its all trauma from child abuse. Trauma changes the brain and they are medicating child abuse. I wont even listen to this woman. Watch gabor mate. They are medicating troubled teenagers that are being physically mentally sexuallu abused and neglect. Youre not born mentally ill.
@@urbansetter1 you should probably re-evaluate your stance. Just like there are people who are born with physical handicaps, there is also a possibility to be born with structural problems in the brain.
You can have a wonderful childhood and still end up suffering from schizophrenia or bipolar.
There is also a possibility that mental health issues can stem not from childhood abuse but from head injuries (from a fall or from something heavy hitting oneâs head for example).
In this case what should people do?
@@PedroAmorim83 True. I think an individualized approach, drawing from a broad range of treatment modalities, is a levelheaded approach.
This video was great for my studies! Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Great video. I noticed something though. You had a slide about the symptoms of excess nor-epinephrine, that said ADHD was from high levels, but I know someone who takes the nor-epinephrine precursor, tyrosene, to treat his ADHD, and it's been helping. I looked it up and found information about how ADHD is associated with low, not high, nor-epinephrine. I looked up depression and it said it's from deficiency as well. Poor sleep could be taken either way, fatigue is from low levels, insomnia is from high levels, and anxiety is from high levels, so that slide about excess nor-epinephrine is kind of messed up. Over-all, great information though. Thank you for taking the time to do this. Hope you're doing well & having a nice week so far.
I was going to comment about this exact point. I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult last year. I tried a slew of medications, including stimulants, and found either they were therapeutically ineffective or it was difficult for me to handle the CNS activation side-effects. The medication I'm currently taking, Strattera - a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor - is the most effective treatment I've found. I was hoping this video would have more information about what it means to have low norepinephrine and how norepinephrine works in relation to motivation. Perhaps that is something you could discuss in a future presentation.
Thank you for sharing the bit about ADHD. I have ADD and motivation for doing real life responsibilities is almost non-existent.. I don't have depression at all but motivation is major killer for me in my life. đŹ
I think it can also be excess norepinephrine. Another doctor I watch CZcams explains why sometimes depression and adhd come hand and hand. By only treating one when there are two issues at the root throws off your brain chemistry even more.
I could be wrong but I have ADHD and Depression. Recently diagnosed with adhd been depressed the last 9 years. Tried Zoloft towards the beginning of my diagnosis and it fixed a small part of the problem but I was also spacy indifferent disconnected zombie. It felt like the light was turned off on my depression but I knew it was there looming I just couldnât excess my emotions to find it. That turned me off of meds until getting treatment for my adhd (adderall) noticing a big improvement in both both disorders and quality of life overall.I originally took welllbutrin cause itâs a non stimulant adhd med and while itâs worked a little Iâm still looking for something that fits me better and works better (currently on starttera). Wellbutrin hasnât done much for my adhd but itâs worked WONDERS for my depression. I have a lot of trauma etc and itâs make sense that my body was always in fight or flight/ survival mode became my baseline.
Iâm hoping to use Wellbutrin until my nervous system is regulated ( counseling, heavy self care, heavy reparenting and inner child work, healing codependency etc).
Wellbutrin is a norepinephrine INHIBITER. It make sense that the wellburtin treated an excess norepinephrine issue. My quality of life has SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED and I think thatâs also due to as I understand it, balancing Serotonin with norepinephrine. Bring down the norepinephrine and the seratonin comes up in response and is balanced.
@@allisonlynch588 Thanks for sharing. I have depression and adult ADD too. Have been on Zoloft for decades after finding it worked best for me. One doc had me on Wellbutrin for awhile but stopped it bc of seizures (Idk if WB caused them or was just a precaution, bc I'd had a TBI yrs prior). Back to Zoloft. Began ADD meds later in life which helped with focus & concentration. Had to change brands a few times due to insurance coverage.đŹ Didn't realize they affected different chemicals/NTs! The most recent was Adderall, which was also removed from my ins formulary. After weaning off & not being able to find new Dr, I've been practically a zombie. Worried the Rx had negative long term effects bc withdrawal should be over by now. Did your doc test hormone levels or do other blood work? Did you go in armed with research or just learn by trial & error? Sucks being a guinea pig for the few half decent Drs that accept my insurance. Too old to waste another day. Good to know you were helped!
*Edit: after rereading your comment I saw that your zombie feeling was a result of Zoloft... It didn't do that to me, and if so this year it could be age/hormone related (& lack of fitness since pandemic). Seems like I have chronic fatigue (or perhaps narcolepsy) no matter how much sleep I get... in the 8+ months I've been off Adderall. Thx if you have any more helpful info. I need to research more - when able to focus... & stay awake, that is.đ
Great content and delivery. Appreciate good reference list.
Love this! Add the most important food on that dopamine list, quality grass fed and finished red meat!
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Just a heads up, when one is really depressed and bed ridden it is very hard to try to fix balanced meals and have good nutrition when you canât even get out of bed or if youâre barely able to get up and get through the day then think about planning, buying, and cooking healthy balanced meals. Nutrition is super important, along with exercise, sleep, stress management but when one is in the depths of depression or itâs just not being very well managed itâs very difficult to do the things needed that we know helps to keep one healthy in mind and in body
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Very true, I wish people understood how difficult this is.. I will be consistent for a couple days to a week and then fall back or lose the appetite for healthy foods or even food in general. But this time around I choose to have a game plan! I will write every piece of important information down in a notebook to be able to come back and reread and have it someday memorized. As well as have a big white board with a list of my preferred fruits, vegetables, nuts I need to be consuming on the daily. I am hoping that by having it written on a board where itâs visible, it will help to remind me, keep me on track and someday become second nature! At the moment the only thing Iâm taking is a multi vitamin, vitamin d3 with vitamin k2 as well as b12. And so far my energy and mood levels are stable which helps to be able to pull through this a bit! One thing about me is that I will never give up because I know thereâs a light at the end of the tunnel and I will someday be on the other side and I wish the same for you, donât give up keep fighting I believe in you! đ
Some of my observations if anyone is interested đđ
Vagus Nerve~ parasympathetic and sympathetic system=Rest and Heal, and Fight or Flight Modes, Opposing disfunction due to nerve damage, infection and possible nerve sheathing degradation.
Impairment and possible similar symptoms applies to Occipital Nerve also. Causing a range of Migraine Pain. Occipital Neuralgia, Cluster and Hemiplegic Headaches. Increase in problems with eyesight, hearing and speech is particularly severely affected. Many Thanks đđ
Vagus nerve stimulation by humming
As everyone has been saying, brilliant Doc Snipes, a big big thankyou.....
Youâre so welcome. Thanks for watching
This was fascinating! đ Thank you so much for making this available đ
You're so welcome!
I'm 51 and have been seriously trying to quit smoking for the past two years, but always go back to it because of severe insomnia. This is extremely helpful in navigating through the withdrawal. Thank you! (Especially since me GP is absolutely useless).
l'm 65, male, and did something unusual. l made a New Years resolution to stop smoking. [l have COPD and emphysema.] l read, oh, 60-70 pages of The Easy Way to Quit Smoking [Alan Carr] and l quit, almost effortlessly. Have l been "perfect"? No. But it is a very powerful book [there's one on drinking too]. l don't suggest vaping, because one is still a nicotine addict. Maybe, in times of weakness, l've smoked ten packs since January 1. Zero for the last month. At my traditional pack-a-day rate that would be 264 packs
Smoking is just an habit you can stop not by one decision but by gradual decisions to...... Will like to see you overcome that habit
@@smithgeorge1596 Thank you. I have learned a lot this year going through the process of quitting. As hard as it is, it's still truly a blessing!
Have you tried increasing your niacin B3 intake? It helps ease you off of the nicotine. Niacin and nicotine are related. It works! And then L-theanine is a safe way to achieve a calming effect to help reduce the nighttime urge to smoke. Ashwaganda can be an effective addition as well in helping to calm the psychological need. Please. Really try niacin but not the non-flushing kind as that is rough on the liver. You can do this and it is so rewarding to be free of it! â€ïž
@@Rosie_Apple_Delight I take a b50 complex and I do have non flushing niacin. But I use nicotine replacement when I quit. So I did not want to start on the niacin until I got of nicotine completely. And yes I do take L theanine. I am having a hard time taking that plunge again. Thank you for the advice!
I have learned so much from your presentation. Specifically, since it is not so technical as to overload one's comprehension. Thanks so, so much.
Thanks!!
Your teaching style is clear and intelligent. Thank you!!
Youâre so welcome. Thanks for watching!
This is very helpful.
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You are so welcome!
This will really help me with my class! The neuroscience findings saved me from the shame of addiction. â€
I am glad I was able to help. What was your favorite tip from the video?
My life changing this video thanks dr.
Your videos are absolutely the best. I'm learning so much from you. Thank you so much!
I really like the color red you are wearing. It really draws the eye to your tiny little box in the upper right of the screen. The top half of your head is cut off bad angle. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Youâre so welcome. I appreciate you watching the video. What did you find most useful from it? Other videos you might be interested in can be found at czcams.com/users/DocSnipessearch?query=neurotransmitters
@@DocSnipes The charts
I have long been a fan of Dirk Pearson and Sandi Shaw and benefited immensely from information on neurotransmitters. Thank you for confirming and expanding on my knowledge of neurotransmitters, especially in the area of both excess and insufficient levels and their resultant impact. It will make me a better patient/consumer.
You are welcome!
I never took antidepressants because intuition told me it wasn't what I needed...diet for me sounds more realistic....nutrition would appeal to me .. thank you...what about having healthy connections ..with family and friends never mind drugs ...loving attachments. And reconnecting to yourself .. loving who you are â€đđŒlove is the best drug đ....
Wishing you peace, health and happiness. Thanks for watching.
Stop pill-shaming.
You can literally change your life with the right stomach biota - look into Dr Perlmutterâs probiotics - there are several different strains he has researched that address different conditions - I recommend the MOOD formulation - the brand label is Garden of Life - the Perlmutter Mood formulation - one month to an amazing change - itâs BETTER THAN taking an SSRI.
Wow. I never thought of that ... Loving connections. Reconnecting. Loving yourself.
Sorry but those things are the exact things depression steals from you. Tell me, how do you do those things when you are hopeless and absolutely feel no connection to anything. You're advice is great for someone who isn't depressed. I'm sure you mean well but you sound like me when I was 27 and had no idea of the difference between real depression and situational moodiness.
Well⊠@@finstereric1695 all I can say is ^^^ thatâs my anecdote - It worked for me - BTW Iâm in my mid seventies and struggled with lifelong depression- tried Prozac, cymbalta, and several other SSRI meds whose names I cannot recall at the moment⊠when I tried Perlmutterâs mood formula it changed my outlook during the first thirty days of using it⊠YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY. Best wishes.
I realize this is two years old, but i just have to comment. I've been told by therapists and treated by therapists as if none of this is true. When i already knew it was true.
I'm glad you're out here spreading this information. I've gotten much more from learning directly than i ever have from therapy. I've had therapists tell me it's illegal to teach about this kind of stuff. Like, there needs to be better screening or treatment methodologies for people becoming therapists so they don't deny basic science.
I am sorry youâve been treated as if none of this is true and I appreciate you watching the video
I have an appointment with my Dr. tomorrow and I feel like an informed patient after watching your video. Thank you for the information.
Thanks for watching.
You should write a book, iâd buy it! â€ïž
I just finished another booklet. docsnipes.com/books/ Also, Journey to Recovery is available on Amazon.
You can learn this stuff from any book on the market. The issue is it is western medicine and pro drugs and Pro big pharma. If you are pro big pharma..read any medical book. Doctors are robots! They are owned by big pharma
Thank you for this webinar
This is really useful and relevant. Thanks for sharing it and in a way many people can understand.
One of the very most ⊠this is so important. So ignored. I very very much appreciate your work, time and focus on dopamine.
This information is invaluable. Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us! Iâm on a journey of getting my mental and physical health to where it needs to be, and Iâm mostly alone. I have a support system, but doctors have failed me over and over. Not being able to provide education or much of anything that delivers real results. So, Iâm taking it into my own hands and doing the research, the self experimentation and the education. This video helps tremendously!
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@H_M_H CRONOLOGY maybe you can find help from Mikhaila Peterson, she had childhood arthritis and depression, cured both or they are at least in check, hope you find what you needđ.
@H_M_H CRONOLOGY any good videos where to start?
I have been in the same place drs fucked me up with pills 6 pills Thay destroyed me I was 310 pounds at my heaviest no muscles then was disappointed of the people around me it was so hard to get to a place of beefing self reliant people donât help Thay hurt you once I realized I canât count on people things got better for me I go to the gym and work hard my body has transformed lots of muscles and the things I take and diet I have a great focuse and I move with good accuracy and I prayed a lot but my Journey has just begun
Excellent discussion on seeking a balance re the operation & level functioning of our neurotransmitters. Apart from specific clinical diagnostics & the more complex mental health patients; including a holistic routine of a varied diet, regular exercise & some downtime (ie. relaxation techniques, mindfulness & rest) would seem to be a great starting point in my humble opinion. Iâm not saying itâs the absolute panacea of psychiatric treatment but it could run parallel to the overall pathway of healing for many patients. Thank you for your incredible insights, research & efforts in bringing & keeping this subject in the light for us all around the world to share, itâs much appreciated. Best wishes to you & your loved ones all the way from âdown underâ here in Australia đŠđș
Thanks for watching from AU. đ Wishing you peace, health, and happiness.
Good job with this very helpful presentation. I feel a lot less confused and will definitely help communicate with my doc
This is such an important neurotransmitter, and the conversation is also very important, awareness of mind health is about time now a days.
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Grateful for your video series. This episode is highly valuable and important.
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this lecture has made appreciated what learned. many thanks Dr.
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Youâre an awesome doctor and a real gem! I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated this presentation. Very educational and helpful! Thank you! đđ
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Free and available lectures like this â€ïž I very much appreciate and very much helpful â€ïž
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Excellent content, incredibly informative, you should have more likes because your presentation is based in science & useful for the general public.
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If decreased dopamine leads to stress response, would this hypothetically lead to an increase in cortisol, which may explain the increased number of leucocytes (e.g. inflammation in the body)? And if so, what are the implications for chronic stress?
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I think it contributes to inflammation in the body. I have personally experienced this. Depending on the personâs symptoms, the doctor would know which neurotransmitters are involved and would prescribe based on that. Once the patient starts feeling better, they can use other traditional modalities for pain mgmt in conjunction with the meds. As sleep, diet, and mood improve, the body will likely heal as the brain heals. Thatâs what Iâm experiencing right now at least. The pain may be linked more strongly to your brain lacking in neurotransmitters than the injury you originally started with.
I was so close to skip this. I am specially sensitive to certain voice timbres and a few american accents, but her delivery and content is SO GOOD that I stayed. I'm glad I did. Thank you!
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I've found it very interesting and well explained, thanks very much!!!
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So are there tests a doctor can do for the neurotransmitters? I've dealt with major depression most of my life- which incapacitates me. I've tried about 10 different antidepressants and feel worse on all of them so remain unmedicated. It seems a cruel injustice to spend a year or more trying different meds that just don't work. It's like I've thrown away huge chunks of my life. Someone has to figure out an easier way. This was a great informative video and I learned a lot. Thank you so much!
Try to lift weights get high EPA omega 3 fatty acids and take cold showers
Have you tried this ever?
@@BlakeAndrewz I haven't tried those things. This fellow named Wim Hoff talks about taking cold baths or showers. It lifted him out of a very bad depression that he got after his wife died. I'm trying to get brave enough to do the cold shower thing. Brrrrrrr!
Oh my god you have got to try the cold exposure!!!!! I started with cold showers at the end of my hot showers, made it from 10 seconds to 10 minutes under the cold now. Bought a $60 inflatable portable tub on Amazon and have had 6 ice baths now. Itâs getting so cold I wonât need ice anymore outside. I have adhd and low thyroid and Iâm sure more and it is changing my life. I could cry just thinking about it right now I am so grateful for wim hof. Good luck and good vibes to you!
My sugar habit as a teenager caused me a lot of pain
@@sweetsweetsleep...6149 It might help but do research and try to figure out why the cold shower works. What is the method of action? Maybe stimulating the vagus nerve? What is the evidence? Are there clinical trials? Most health information out there is total BS, so make sure you keep some skepticism. That said, I've also struggled with depression most of my life and now that I'm being treated for ADHD, I think things might turn around. Untreated ADHD can cause depression.... worth looking into at least.
Your content is supposed beneficial for us laymen. Lol. I really appreciate how you seem to view mental health or behavioral health from a wholistic approach. As a massage therapist/ holistic practitioner and a survivor of childhood trauma/ abuse , I am a witness that holistic approach is the best way to go for these types of issues
I appreciate you watching. Hereâs a video on increasing neurotransmitters naturally: czcams.com/video/FowofnD7WhA/video.html
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Wow, imagine if every doctor or mental health practitioner had this ladies knowledge! Everyone would be able to live happy balanced lives. Very grateful for all this information, I'm considering sending it to my local mental health team, including the Psychiatrists.
I am so grateful to be of help and I appreciate you watching the video and sending it to your mental health team. Thank you!
â@@DocSnipesI didn't agree with Norepinephrine though!
This has been so incredibly helpful, thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Wish my doctor's knew this.!
Instead of throwing endless of synthetic drugs at me only making thing much worse.
Lots of information and well presented! Thank you for the great video!!! Now I have a better idea of what's going on, and how to address it. đ
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Very interesting, I have been having so many of these symptoms, including still lacking for over 18byrs. Went to an endocrinologist and he put me on bromocriptine that made it start and helped my clarity of thought and mood. That was about 7yrs ago and now I'm in Wellbutrin but I'm also going to be tested for ADHD. I'm 44 yrs old sigh
Thank you for watching the video. I am glad you are on the right path. If you want to know more on ADHD, you can find videos on it on the channel
This was highly informaative and interesting. Lots of information here that is relevant and enpowering. Even for those of us that are not medical professionals it is our responsibility to educate ourselves as to what we're putting in our body. We can't put all that responsibility solely on our family doctor.
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3rd day on antibiotics and I feel high always wondered why this was. I sometimes take 5htp for constipation as going through the menopause. Thanks for your help x
Wellbutrin and Zyban (bupropion) is a DNRI. It increases dopamine and serotonin. It is also a nicotinic agonist. Dextromethorphan is a non-selective SRI as well as a NMDA antagonist.
Wonderful YT video. Now I need to do a. Summary of the information for each neurotransmitter
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Hi Dr, i interesting topic and timely information about psychological mind body connection. Curious to know how ypur research and knowledge pertains to the individuals with spinal issues including stenosis and facet joint arthritis throughout many areas of the spine. Chro ic pain and high anxiety cycle. Given Prozac at low dosages, Gabapentin low dosages to deal with the peripheral nerve pain. I have suffered with high anxiety for many years prior to the impact of the physical spinal issues on my ovrrall well being. My mother was depressed and anxious fir many years and finally took her own life 45 years ago. My neural psychologist that i see 2x a month, not lately bc of COVID , tells me that i am not like my mother. I do accept and realize this science of pharmapsychology. Please do more on this topic. Thx
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This video cleared up a lot
Thanks for the wealth of knowledge..... can't help but to think of how sad it is that all the immediate solutions to these imbalances seem to always revolve around a pharmacological solution.
Thanks for this, but the central question is: what or how can you or I eat to prooduce and balance these details for mental health? I would prefer to avoid supplements. Perhaps I am biased or too simple-minded, but for my mental health, I cut grains, dairy, and sugar, and consume B vitamins (nutritional yeast and bee pollen) and healthy fats for me (coconut oil, olive oil, hempseed oil) and minerals and vitamins from real food. The details of how I process these, the metabolic pathways, I cannot alter, and perhaps this method will not work for you, or perhaps it will. Niacin, B-3, works for a lot of people for mental health. The research by Dr. Abram Hoffer MD has details.
Very useful and complete, thanks!
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Yes, Wellbutrin is considered a dopamine agonist. It falls into the drug classification of NDRI, it decreases the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine from the synapse back into the neuron thus increasing the amount of dopamine and norepi in the synapse.
Hmm interesting
That was amazing thank you and has really helped me with my course
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Any thoughts on Velvet Bean / Mucuna Pruriens for Parkinsonâs?
High levels of natural LDOPA!
This lecture helps me understand mental health medications. I work in mental health locked facility and forensic that makes it dangerous to us workers. Assaults is high and I administer medications from 35 to 70 + individuals not knowing the pharmacology of the drugs use. All drugs mentioned are use in the facility. Of course we know the basics of the drugs used but not the way you explained in the lecture. Thanks for doing that, I could understand our individuals better and most of all prevent harm to the caregivers and our individuals
Thanks so much. Happy to know it helps you!
You are quite welcome. Here is a video on psychotropics that might be helpful. czcams.com/video/fSmmSENhJdc/video.html
I thoroughly liked this class of yours. I have had some nursing school and yet I have understood your information. Quite educational!! Will review the other stuff as well. đ Thanks.
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Thanks so much Doc snipes..I live in Ireland and I have severe depression with total anhedonia from porn addiction for 20 years..Going to psychiatrist soon and its great to be armed with information on the neurotransmitters..Hopefully i can get back my feelings and emotionsđ€
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Are you on any antidepressants or antipsychotics? I can guarantee that if so, that's why your emotions are gone
â@@guitarfuckinrocks i got forced into antipsychotics and spot on, let's see how long it takes to go back to normal
This information was actually pretty digestible. Thank you so much.
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Wasn't aware neurotansmtiter levels were indeterminable in vivo
Thank you doctor
Thank you!!! So much information laid out in a way I could understand. After 66 years of hell, I think I am finally understanding my ill brain. You helped on my journey.
Thanks for watching. Wishing you peace, health, and happiness.
I have so many of these symptoms it's no wonder no one can figure me out. I've stopped seeing Drs and taking meds at all at this point and whatever's wrong will probly take me out with no will, but at least now I'll know I'm just to complicated and depression and anxiety is just to complicated and fixing me is a lost causeđ sighđ thanks for the great info tho. At least a person can know
I love your videos, very interesting, and clarifying.đđ»đđ»đđ»â€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïž
Thank you so much for this very informative video. Does Wellbutrin only reuptake the norepinephrine and dopamine? Or serotonin also? I think I need something for serotonin and dopamine because Iâve been on an snri and it made me too intense ( something Ive had troubles with in the past because of stress and anxiety ) I read Zoloft maybe works o serotonin and dopamine. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Dr Snipes you are awesome ! and This is a Tour de Force.
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Thank you... great information.... Thank God I have divine health. Love that phraseđ€Ł"all get out" and "no harm no foul." Appreciate the common vernacular. Our bodies are amazing...good nutrition allows the body to heal itself along with rest, exercise, hydration, and positive confessions - prayer and kindness. đ
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