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mr715

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9. Point Taken

Reply to NNadir (Reply #7)

Tue May 20, 2025, 02:04 PM

May 20

I think I have a little bit of overactivity of certain molecules in my brain that make me think of them like little characters in a show that makes us us.

I'm researching tryptophan and serotonin and their effects on activity and wakefulness. They are nifty little chemicals, each with a story to tell and lots of trivia around em.

But you are correct. It isn't exactly a sane question.

MR

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Favorite Neurotransmitter/Peptide [View all] mr715 May 20 OP

Gotta love Anandamide. PuraVidaDreamin May 20 #1

Takes the edge off the sharper sides of a dopamine high mr715 May 20 #2

I voted for serotonin mr715 May 20 #3

You're an expert in love -- what's your favorite? Ponietz May 20 #4

Serotonin for the science mr715 May 20 #5

Does this mean you take these at times as supplements? Bernardo de La Paz May 20 #11

Supplements, no mr715 May 20 #12

None of us would be here if not for norepinephrine (sympathetic nervous system activation--Fight or Flight) hlthe2b May 20 #6

As an insomniac, tryptophan is my favorite amino acid, so if I voted, which I won't, I'd go with serotonin. NNadir May 20 #7

Point Taken mr715 May 20 #9

Endocannabinoids? EYESORE 9001 May 20 #8

Those would be anandamide mr715 May 20 #10