Serotonin: What High and Low Levels Mean - Healthline Serotonin is a neurotransmitter and hormone that helps regulate mood, sleep, digestion, blood clotting, and sex drive Your body makes it from tryptophan, an amino acid found in meat, dairy, eggs
Serotonin syndrome - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic Excessive accumulation of serotonin in the body creates the symptoms of serotonin syndrome Typically, nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord produce serotonin that helps regulate attention, behavior and body temperature
Serotonin: The natural mood booster - Harvard Health Serotonin can stave off depression and provide a feeling a euphoria When you feel happy and all seems right with the world, you're feeling the effects of serotonin
What Is Serotonin and What Does It Do in Your Body? Serotonin is a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells in your brain and throughout your body It influences mood, sleep, digestion, wound healing, and more