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Can chronic stress lower serotonin levels?
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Not always: But it can, usually in the susceptible individual.
Answered 4/27/2013
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Stress and serotonin: The response to stress is much more complex than the level of 1 neurotransmitter, even an important one like serotonin. Corticosteroids (raised during chronic stress) can modulate or dysregulate 5-ht receptors even without serotonin metabolism or levels being changed. http://tinyurl.com/k34pu6x how the neurons are connecting matters also -- even in stressed rats: http://tinyurl.Com/mwv6fzs.
Answered 12/9/2013
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