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Neurotransmitter Scramble

Neurotransmitter Scramble. Who am I?. I am generally associated with pain relief. A lack of me may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease. I activate the reward pathway. I am associated with runner’s high. The black widow spider’s venom interferes with me. I interact with the SSRI’s.

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Neurotransmitter Scramble

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  1. Neurotransmitter Scramble Who am I?

  2. I am generally associated with pain relief

  3. A lack of me may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease

  4. I activate the reward pathway

  5. I am associated with runner’s high

  6. The black widow spider’s venom interferes with me

  7. I interact with the SSRI’s

  8. I am the primary excitatory neurotransmitter

  9. I am also known as adrenaline

  10. Drugs like heroin increases the my release

  11. I am the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter

  12. I am associated with learning and memory

  13. I am by the brain and adrenal glands

  14. I am produced during the “fight or flight” response

  15. Lack of me may be associated with Parkinson’s disease

  16. Drugs like Zoloft and Paxil are associated with me

  17. I am associated with alertness and arousal

  18. Too much of me is can be associated with Schizophrenia

  19. I am associated with voluntary muscle movements

  20. Too much of me may be associated with mania

  21. I am associated with mood

  22. A lack of me may be treated with L-DOPA

  23. I am associated with appetite

  24. I have a morphine-like effect on the body

  25. Too little of me may be associated with aggressive behavior

  26. I am associated feelings of pleasure

  27. Malfunctions of me may result in Huntington’s disease

  28. I alert the body to danger

  29. Valium impacts me

  30. I block substance P receptors, which carry messages for pain

  31. Low levels of me may be associated with ADHD

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