Summary

~ Neurotransmitters and hormones exist in a very delicate balance.

~ Changing one often results in a cascade of other changes

~ Mood and cognitive symptoms may be caused by problems with a variety of different neurotransmitters or hormones

~ Aging naturally reduces certain hormones and consequently neurotransmitters

~ Differential diagnoses requires exploring the possibility of a deficit in a neurotransmitter or hormone due to

~ Insufficient raw materials to make it

~ Deficiency in other chemicals that trigger its release

~ Excess of chemicals that degrade it or trigger reuptake

~ Problems in neuronal signaling within the system.

~ The human body is extremely complex

~ Symptoms of mood and cognitive disorders can be caused by a variety of problems in physiological systems

~ Cognitions and emotions can trigger the HPA-Axis and alter the functioning of internal systems and set off a cascade.

~ Effective treatment of mood and cognitive disorders requires addressing all physiological as well as psychological issues contributing to neurochemical imbalance.

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