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Posted by krisdance83 on August 18, 2004, at 12:04:54
I told my story above but I wanted to ask a general question about serotonin. I know that low serotonin can cause a variety of mental problems for people such as anxiety, ocd, depression, etc. BUT can it make a person feel physically ill? I personally have OCD and a bit of anxiety but I have been suffering from nausea, headaches, and a hollow feeling in my head almost daily. I have positional vertigo due to an inner ear problem and my neurologist tells me that these symptoms all go along with the vertigo but that I can only recognize them because of my low serotonin levels. My psychologist doesn't really know of people feeling physically ill from their low serotonin so I am worried that I might have something else wrong with me that's making me feel sick. BUT no doctors can find anything. So I am wondering if anyone here has ever felt ill from their condition. Any help at all would be appreciated!!!
Posted by linkadge on August 18, 2004, at 16:42:05
In reply to Do low levels of serotonin cause physical symptoms, posted by krisdance83 on August 18, 2004, at 12:04:54
Generally no, but physical problems can be symptoms of depression.
Linkadge
Posted by krisdance83 on August 18, 2004, at 17:25:18
In reply to Re: Do low levels of serotonin cause physical symptoms, posted by linkadge on August 18, 2004, at 16:42:05
The thing is that I don't have any of the signs of depression. I definitely have OCD and some anxiety but not depression. So I probably have something physically wrong?
> Generally no, but physical problems can be symptoms of depression.
>
> Linkadge
Posted by nelsongirl1974 on January 16, 2005, at 3:33:58
In reply to Do low levels of serotonin cause physical symptoms, posted by krisdance83 on August 18, 2004, at 12:04:54
Hello,
I have depression in my family and a sister with bi-polar, but I am a "calm before, after and during the storm person". I have had my share of hard luck, troubled marriage, and loss of job, and with all the stress, you'd think I'd get depression or something, but I haven't yet anyway. It could be due to the habit I have of keeping my mind busy, with meditation or reading.
who really knows.. What I do know is if I start reading a book or crochetting a hat, I have to finnish what I start or I feel empty or restless so I make little baby hats that I can make 3 in one night and donate them to organizations that bring care packages to needy families here in the US and elswhere and that helps me sleep better at night too. I know my mother would have trouble sleeping if she knew the sink had dirt dishes in it, many a time I'd hear her in the kitchen after midnight trying to play catch-up from the night before.I am from a family of 9 kids, two siblings have depression, one has bi-polar, one has syndrom x, and two have anxiety I have been fortunate so far,I haven't had any syptoms of depression,anxiety or bi-polar so far.
I love to read and I have been reading up on sypmtoms that I do have, like a costant ringing in my ears, doctors point towards possible nerve damage, but I've think it could be tinitus, I've also been reading up on allergies/sinus problems, migrains, chronic fatigue and how alot of my trouble could stem from low serotonin levels.
I haven't had this checked or anything though.What the natural medicine books were telling me sounded simple enough, St. John's wort or 300 mg of Panotheonic Acid a day. To increase my levels of serotonin. So I'm too afraid to try the St. John's wort with out consulting my doctor but figure it can't hurt me to take a vitamin b complex and see where that puts me. So far it's been a week and I'm having increased energy levels, and am able to think more clearly, I was having trouble focusing before. I am having better lung capacity than I have had in a long time as well. As for headaches and allergies go, I'll let you know how that's going when allergy season gets here.
I know that life's stresses and how your body handles them can make you sick or give you ulcers so I don't think your question was unreasonable.
I think that maybe you should look at your diet,sometimes people don't realize they have a food allergy, because it's not severe enough to put them in the ER, but it's bad enough to make them feel tired or sick. Exposure to milk, chlorine, peanuts or wheat?If regulating my serotonin levels is as simple as taking vitamin b complex for the rest of my life I will be very happy to do so. If this regimin can help my family as well I will be ten times as happy.
Let me know how you're doing?
Thanks,
Gina
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