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Can low serotonin cause anhedonia, chronic tiredness, and excess sleep?
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Not exactly.: The problem is not really low serotonin. It's not having serotonin in the right place at the right time.
Answered 7/28/2012
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Yes: In some people , artificially reducing brain serotonin will induce a depression episode which can have all of the symptoms you describe.
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