But, I suppose, on many levels, I am like a checked box too.
I'm outta here for the night... have fun everybody!
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@Flagg: I've been doing fine. Lot's of work since my lab reopened. Currently I'm working on two articles about the neurotransmitter serotonin. Some horrifying events have also occured, like my mother in law visiting for a whole weekend How about you?
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@Fable: Yes, I'm also very glad for that, and for seeing you. I'm sorry I missed the theology discussion, it looked like a very good one.
@Sleep: Are you serious? The function of the serotonin systems in the human brain are one of my main research lines. I don't know exactly what you'd like to know my opinion of, it's a vast subject, but in general: serotonin regulates lots of basic functions like body temp, hunger, sexual funtions etc. It also seems to be of importance for mood, broad personality traits and even some psychiatric illness. As I'm sure you know, the modern antidepressants like Prozac (SSRI:s) increases the serotonin level in the brain. But only about 60% of depressed people are actually helped by SSRI:s, so obviously serotonin is not the answer.
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@Sleep: Are you serious? The function of the serotonin systems in the human brain are one of my main research lines. I don't know exactly what you'd like to know my opinion of, it's a vast subject, but in general: serotonin regulates lots of basic functions like body temp, hunger, sexual funtions etc. It also seems to be of importance for mood, broad personality traits and even some psychiatric illness. As I'm sure you know, the modern antidepressants like Prozac (SSRI:s) increases the serotonin level in the brain. But only about 60% of depressed people are actually helped by SSRI:s, so obviously serotonin is not the answer.</STRONG>
I wasn't serious about the tea (necessarily, do you like tea? )
But it i was serious about the seretonin, i am more interested in how it effects sleep, i have a condition known as FMS and was wondering about your opinions on how seretonin effects sleep?
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@mrSleep: Certainly I like tea, I have lived in Britain for almost a year
Serotonin affects sleep in some ways, let's discuss this further when we "meet" next time. What does the acronym FMS stand for? In Swedish medical terms, I think it's a skeletal back problem.
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Originally posted by C Elegans:
<STRONG>@mrSleep: Certainly I like tea, I have lived in Britain for almost a year
Serotonin affects sleep in some ways, let's discuss this further when we "meet" next time. What does the acronym FMS stand for? In Swedish medical terms, I think it's a skeletal back problem.</STRONG>
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I might have solved it without the help of mr Sleep himself: FibroMyalgia Syndrome. If I'm correct, that would explain the connection to sleep and serotonin.
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@Waverly: LOL Must be the condition Edwin gets from the scroll in BG2.
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Originally posted by C Elegans:
<STRONG>I might have solved it without the help of mr Sleep himself: FibroMyalgia Syndrome. If I'm correct, that would explain the connection to sleep and serotonin.
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