5-HT
Brain's happiness chemical
5-HT is the abbreviation for 5-hydroxytryptamine, the chemical name for serotonin—a neurotransmitter that regulates mood, sleep, appetite, and other functions.
The term appears primarily in pharmacology and neuroscience: 5-HT receptors, 5-HT reuptake inhibitors.
Many antidepressants work by affecting 5-HT levels in the brain.
Hallucinogenic substance from fungi
- LSDPsychedelic hallucinogen
- DMTPowerful naturally occurring hallucinogen
- hallucinogenDrug inducing false perceptions
- psychedelic therapyTreatment using consciousness-altering substances
microdosing · ayahuasca · mescaline · trip · visionary · mystical · consciousness · tryptamine
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- SSRIAntidepressant medication class abbreviation
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
Prozac · Zoloft · Paxil · fluoxetine · sertraline · OCD · panic · PTSD
Synaptic chemical messenger
- tryptophanEssential amino acid precursor
- monoamineSingle-amine compound
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
- metaboliteSubstance from cellular processes
precursor · indole · amine · catecholamine · dopamine · norepinephrine · melatonin · pineal
Digestive tract, or instinct
- peristalsisInvoluntary digestive muscle waves
- motilitySelf-generated movement capacity
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
IBS · antiemetic · intestinal · bowel · digestion · enteric · secretion · chemotherapy
Signal-receiving molecule
- agonistReceptor-binding trigger molecule
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- bindingLegally or morally required
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
affinity · subtype · presynaptic · downregulation · upregulation · desensitization · signaling · transduction
psilocybin
Hallucinogenic substance from fungi
- LSDPsychedelic hallucinogen
- DMTPowerful naturally occurring hallucinogen
- hallucinogenDrug inducing false perceptions
psychedelic therapy · microdosing · ayahuasca · mescaline · trip · visionary · mystical · consciousness · tryptamine · perception
depression
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- SSRIAntidepressant medication class abbreviation
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
mood · Prozac · Zoloft · Paxil · fluoxetine · sertraline · OCD · panic · PTSD · emotional
neurotransmitter
Synaptic chemical messenger
- tryptophanEssential amino acid precursor
- monoamineSingle-amine compound
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
metabolite · precursor · indole · amine · catecholamine · dopamine · norepinephrine · melatonin · pineal · platelet
gut
Digestive tract, or instinct
- peristalsisInvoluntary digestive muscle waves
- motilitySelf-generated movement capacity
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
vomiting · IBS · antiemetic · intestinal · bowel · digestion · enteric · secretion · chemotherapy · gastric
receptor
Signal-receiving molecule
- agonistReceptor-binding trigger molecule
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- bindingLegally or morally required
ligand · affinity · subtype · presynaptic · downregulation · upregulation · desensitization · signaling · transduction · pharmacology
5-HTdopamine
Reward-linked neural messenger
norepinephrine · GABA · glutamate · noradrenaline · cortisol