Interactions of Hormones and Neurotransmitters Integrative Behavioral Health

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16 Jul 2021

Want to chat with me Join me at a https 3A 2F 2Fmembers docsnipes com 2F a For 10 month you get access to my daily tips for health and wellness and you can text chat with me privately Interactions of Hormones Neurotransmitters Dr Dawn-Elise Snipes PACER Integrative Behavioral Health Buy CEUs at a https 3A 2F 2Fwww allceus com 2Fmember 2Fcart 2Findex 2Fproduct 2Fid 2F1409 2Fc 2F a Objectives Review parts of the brain Get a general understanding of the most important hormones and neurotransmitters Serotonin Serotonin is a neurotransmitter with seven families 5-HT1 5-HT7 and approximately 15 receptor subtypes Mood Energy and glutamate release Respiration Blood pressure Appetite Pain perception Bone density Memory Learning and cognition Motivation and dopamine release Acetylcholine dopamine and norepinephrine release in the frontal cortex GI motility Serotonin Serotonin is among the many neurotransmitters that participate in the regulation of cortisol prolactin and growth hormone secretion Low dopamine low prolactin Prolactin regulates behavior the immune system metabolism reproductive systems Prolactin decreases estrogen and testosterone Prolactin is high during times of stress Norepinephrine Produced from Phenylalanine--Tyrosine--L-dopa--Dopamine--Epinephrine--Norepinephrine Regulates Circadian rhythms Attention and focus Heart rate and blood pressure regulation Regulates release of glucose and fatty acids into the blood Mood too much can cause panic Modulates immune response Suppress neuroinflammation when released in the brain Up to 70 of norepinephrine projecting cells are lost in Alzheimer s Disease Acetylcholine Muscle control Arousal Attention Memory Motivation Glutamate Main excitatory neurotransmitter but can excite cells to their death excitotoxicity Testosterone was shown to significantly increase the toxicity of glutamate concentration whereas estradiol significantly attenuated the toxicity GABA GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in adults Created from glutamate GABA is considered the major excitatory neurotransmitter in many regions of the brain before the brain matures Assists in neurogeneration Assists in reducing anxiety and fear Produced at relatively high levels in the insulin-producing -cells of the pancreas Suppresses inflammation Regulates muscle contraction Endorphins Fear and emotional learning are modulated by endogenous opioids Endogenously released opioids directly regulate neuronal excitability Modulate HPA-Axis responses Chronic stress causes changes in specific components of the endogenous opioid system including -opioid receptors Immune cells have been shown to secrete endogenous opioid peptides which then bind to peripheral opioid receptors to relieve inflammatory and neuropathic pain Chronic overeating resulting in opioid release could cause opioid resistance and promote overeating and obesity to regulate homeostasis Feeding consistently triggers cerebral opioid release even in the absence of subjective pleasure Dopamine Motivation Executive function Mood Movement erectile dysfunction restless legs Parkinson s disease Energy and Wakefulness people with Parkinson s or on antipsychotics are often sleepy Learning attention memory prefrontal cortex Regulates insulin Immune system Reduces gastrointestinal motility and protects intestinal mucosa Regulates the flow of information from other areas of the brain problem solving Frontal lobe and thalamus L-Tyrosine produces dopamine adrenaline thyroid hormones Endocannabinoids Endocannabinoids maintain emotional physiological and cognitive stability Appetite digestion metabolism Chronic pain inflammation and other immune system responses Mood and stress response Learning and memory Motor control Sleep Cardiovascular and reproductive system function Bone remodeling and growth Skin and nerve function CB1 receptors are mostly found in the brain and GABA glutamate dopamine and serotonin 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 AllCEUs provides cheap CEUs and unlimited CEUs for LPCs LCSWs LMFTs LMHCs CNAs psychologists counsellors and more Our courses are approved by NAADAC ACA The Australian Counselling Association CCAPP and multiple state boards of psychology counseling marriage and family therapy and social work neuroscience serotonin dopamine mentalhealth CEUs