Dopamine GABA Serotonin and Acetylcholine
Channel: Biohacker
Date: 14/12/2018

Dopamine GABA Serotonin and Acetylcholine

Serotonin
Insufficiency
Depression
Anxiety
Pain sensitivity
Acetylcholine
Their mechanism of action/purpose
In lower amounts, ACh can act like a stimulant by releasing norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA).
Memory
Motivation
Higher-order thought processes
Sexual desire and activity
Sleep
Acetylcholine
Symptoms of excess
Depression (all symptoms)
Nightmares
Mental Fatigue
Anxiety
Inverse relationship between serotonin and acetylcholine
Insufficiency
Alzheimers/dementia
Parkinsons
Impaired cognition, attention, and arousal 
Cholinergic and GABAergic pathways are intimately connected in the hippocampus and basal forebrain complex. 
It is not always about increasing a neurotransmitter.  Sometimes you need to decrease it.
Human brains try to maintain homeostasis and too much or too little can be bad
A balanced diet will provide the brain the necessary nutrients in synergystic combinations

Attribution:  AllCEUs Counseling Education https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAE3JJi8tX7gfhZEXCUGd_A