What Causes Low Dopamine levels? - Deepstash
What Causes Low Dopamine levels?

What Causes Low Dopamine levels?

  • Low dopamine level occurs if there’s an injury to the areas of the brain that make dopamine.
  • One could also have a low level of dopamine if the body doesn’t properly respond to dopamine (problem with nerve cell receptors that pick up and pass along the chemical message).
  • Certain health conditions are linked to dopamine deficiency. For example, people with Parkinson’s disease have a loss of nerve cells and dopamine in particular areas of their brain.
  • People with cocaine addiction need more of the drug to achieve the intended effect because of damaged dopamine receptors in their brain.

138

1.93K reads

CURATED FROM

IDEAS CURATED BY

dymphna

Lawyer turned Artist Visionary Curator & Gallerist. Empowering self-love and joy through art & words. www.innerjoyart.com 💝 Instagram : dymphna.art

Understanding what dopamine deficiency is and how it may affect one's health, plus natural ways to help increase its level may be useful to increase our health consciousness.

Similar ideas to What Causes Low Dopamine levels?

what causes low dopamine levels

what causes low dopamine levels

Many things could cause low dopamine levels. some of them include: 

  • Medical conditions: Some medical conditions have been linked to low dopamine levels. 
  • Poor diet: Eating a diet that doesn’t contain adequate nutrients for optimal brain health ...

Causes of Low Neurotransmitter Levels

Causes of Low Neurotransmitter Levels

Research has indicated several potential causes for the low levels of serotonin, norepinephrine, or dopamine:

  • Molecules that help make neurotransmitters are in short supply
  • Not enough receptor sites to receive the neurotransmitter
  • Presynaptic cells are taking the ne...

The Role of Dopamine in Our Brain's Communication

The Role of Dopamine in Our Brain's Communication

Dopamine: a special chemical in our brain that helps nerve cells communicate with each other.

  • Produced in (substantia nigra, hypothalamus, and ventral tegmental area)
  • Involved in (movement, motivation, reward, and pleasure)

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Personalized microlearning

100+ Learning Journeys

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates