Depression Recovery: Serotonin, Supplements & Activities

Signs of recovering from depression include improved energy and re-engagement with social activities. Understanding how serotonin, norepinephrine, and supplements like Sam-E or Glutamine affect mood is key to a successful treatment plan.

What Can Lower Serotonin & Lower Dopamine?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Jenni Wiltz

Your brain contains a number of chemicals called neurotransmitters that control your emotions, reactions, moods and even your physical movements. Your body synthesizes these chemicals naturally, but if it makes too much or too little of either one, your moods—and even your personality—may change.

Jenni Wiltz's fiction has been published in "The Portland Review," "Sacramento News & Review" and "The Copperfield Review." She has a bachelor's degree in English and history from the University of California, Davis and is working on a master's degree in English at Sacramento State. She has worked as a grant coordinator, senior editor and advertising copywriter and has been a professional writer since 2003.