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Serotonin

Happiness, feeling good

Too much: hallucinations

Too little: depression, mood disorders

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Dopamine

Pleasure, satisfied

Too much: addiction, schizophrenia

Too little: Parkinson’s, depression

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Norepinephrine

Alerts to danger, increases attention

Too much: anxiety

Too little: depression, mood disorders

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GABA

Calms, relaxes

Too much: sleep, sedated

Too little: anxious, insomnia

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Endorphins

Alleviate pain, lower stress

Too much: ignoring signals of pain, risking injury

Too little: significant pain

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Glutamate

Memory, cognition, mood regulation

Too much: migraines, seizures

Too little: insomnia

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Acetylcholine

Learning, memory

Too much: severe muscle spasms

Too little: dementia, Alzheimer’s disease

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