ive heard mixed answers on rather the each of them are hormones, neurotransmitters, or neuromodulators, and what each of the hormones are directly & indirectly responsible for. ive heard that dopamine gets released when you take opioids, and thats what makes you feel euphoric. but ive also heard that dopamine is just responsible for motivation. thanks in advance for helping 🙂
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I don’t have a good idea about serotonin or endorphins, but I have a pretty good one about dopamine. Dopamine definitely isn’t behind any euphoria under opioids. Yes, dopamine is about motivation, mainly. Anticipation, focus, intention, determination, persistance. “Hacking” dopamine is how gambling works. Do you see how those words before connect to gambling? A misconception is that dopamine is a reward. It’s not. Dopamine is what gets you through the struggle to get to the reward.
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