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Causes of Mood Swings
Mood related episodes
of mania and depression typically recur during a person's life. Between
episodes, most people with mood swings are free of symptoms, but as many
as one-third of people have some residual symptoms. A small percentage
of people experience chronic unremitting symptoms despite treatment.
Most modern research
indicates that mood disorder may be caused by a chemical imbalance in
the brain. When we experience feelings such as happiness, stress, fear,
depression or anxiety, the brain releases chemicals called
neurotransmitters. It is the release and re-absorption of these
neurotransmitters that affects how we feel. People who experience
anxiety and depression related disorders may have an imbalance of the
neurotransmitters serotonin, norepenephrine, GABA and dopamine. There
are medicines available that are designed to help 're-balance' the
release, reuptake and absorption of these key neurotransmitters.
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