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Endorphins
Endorphins are endogenous opioid peptides that function as neurotransmitters. They are produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in vertebrates during exercise, excitement, pain, consumption.
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What are endorphins?
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Does singing release endorphins?
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What are some examples of endorphins?
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What releases endorphins in the body?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: endorphins?
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What could cause someone's body to not release endorphins?
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Is there something that mimics the feelings that endorphins give?
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How severe does an injury have to be to have endorphins released?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Endorphin shockcan someone explain to me the symptoms of this and what it truly means how does it happen?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Is it possible to create endorphins and then give them to humans or animals, either for medical or research purposes?
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A 43-year old male asked:
What diseases/disorders are associated with an inability to produce enough endorphins? How would you treat a problem like that?
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A 23-year old male asked:
How much exercise is needed to result in release of endorphins?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I heard kissing raises your endorphins. Is that why they feel so good?
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A 44-year old asked:
Does acupuncture trigger release of endorphins?
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A female asked:
How do you switch endorphin receptors from excitatory mode back to inhibitory mode?
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A 43-year old asked:
How could a person create brain endorphins for a sense of well-being?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can you block opiate receptors and endorphins receptors through your diet?
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A 37-year old asked:
What do we know aboutthe hormones endorphin and oxytocin?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Are beta endorphins only made in the hypothalamus and pituitary gland?
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A 45-year old asked:
How could a person with very limited mobility somehow create brain endorphins for a sense of well-being?
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A 46-year old asked:
If a paraplegic person masturbates does he still experience endorphin release even if he can't feel the act?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Are there medications out there that are non-narcotic and work specifically on the increase of dopamine and endorphin levels?
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A 57-year old female asked:
I have chest tightness 5 min after exercising but usually 15 min after it disappears. A friend says its endorphins and I should go to a dr.?..
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A 29-year old male asked:
I have sever depression/anxiety. It seems the only medications that work are ones that increase endorphins. Do i maybe have an endorphin deficiency?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Is there such thing as exercise induced panic attacks ? And why does it happen ? Arent you suppose to feel good endorphins ? I always get panic during my workout and doctors keep saying my heart is fine
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A 26-year old female asked:
What are other ways to increase serotonin and release endorphins in the brain besides eating fish and exerciseing?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Neurons damaged?Weakness loss of emotions/feelings no energy no electricity in my body no adrenaline cognitive functions so slow no endorphins
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A 23-year old male asked:
Can glutamate excess (exitociticity?) after an alcohol binge cause permanent damage? Therefore leading to anhedonia (cant feel endorphins/dopamine anymore?
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A 27-year old male asked:
If endorphins bind to opioid receptors then why don't they cause nausea and vomiting like opioid painkillers such as morphine?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Why's the treadmill hard on ankles? Love endorphins buzz so i always treadmill, but my left ankle next to my ankle bone hurts if i point my foot. Why?
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