I think this is also interesting from
http://www.dogtorj.net/id100.html

"In people with food intolerance (e.g. celiac disease), the normal rise
in serotonin to match the increasing daylight is impeded by their
condition. They are malabsorbing the nutrients (e.g. B complex) needed
to make more serotonin. Celiacs/gluten intolerants (such as myself) when
uncontrolled are notoriously low in serotonin, depressed, and have REAL
difficulty in spring, when the depression turns to ANXIETY. "

In other words, perhaps I'm behind the 8 ball serotonin wise, (I'm
gluten intolerant) and then during the low estrogen phase it gets even
lower. Perhaps over time I'll catch up on my B's...Tried a b-complex
vit last week and it made me feel terrible.

-Ren

Renee Cyr wrote:
> I found this here: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/406718_2
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>> "Like pharmaceutical monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, estrogen
>> reduces MAO activity, resulting in higher levels of both catecholamines
>> and serotonin in the brain.[40] Estrogen also increases opioid and
>> endorphin production by the hypothalamus.[41]"
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> Sorry, forgot the pointer. ren
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