Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] re: ritalin (everyone's probably sick of this)(long, sorry)
Tia Leschke
>This is interesting. People with fibromyalgia tend to have less serotonin
> "Beyond your mood, serotonin helps control the flow of thoughts and
> information in your brain, a little like a a cop directing traffic
> at a busy intersection. When the serotonin system is strong and
> active, thoughts flow in a fairly orderly, coherent manner. If
> serotonin levels greatly drop, thoughts become more scattered and
> unfocussed. Memory and concentration begin to suffer. Many a person
> under severe stress knows this feeling of 'thoughts racing through
> your head, out of control'." (from
> http://thedea.org/yourbrain.html) (Does this sound familiar?)
in their brains, and they suffer in varying degrees from brain fog.
Tia
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