I get it it’s the good mood hormone and you can feel down when you are low on it. Makes sense how it could be the cause of depression.
But how it can be related to brain making stressful thoughts? And forcing one to do compulsions for relief?
And why when you take SSRIs and your Serotonins reach a normal level, a significant reduction of symptoms occurs? I don’t get it.
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1. Serotonin (along with the other neurotransmitters) have many functions.
2. It’s not clear exactly why SSRIs have the effect they do on OCD. The reality is there are many drugs where we don’t know exactly WHY they work
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