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New research has found a specific change in brain chemistry due to trauma. An article on Medscape.com says:

“Lower serotonin 1B levels were also strongly associated with age at first trauma. The earlier the trauma exposure, the greater the brain alterations and the greater the severity of PTSD symptoms, and the greater the risk of developing comorbidities,” senior author Alexander Neumeister, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, told Medscape Medical News.

“These findings establish that trauma at a young age causes long-lasting neurobiological and psychological effects in survivors with PTSD. In other words, early-life trauma can interfere with normal brain development,” he said.

The article is somewhat technical, but lay readers like us can pretty much follow what is being discussed. To read the story, you need to register for Medscape.com, which is free.

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  1. MoonDancer

    Hey Eb guess it takes an earthquake to get your attention, it was at 10:53 pm, we had a 4.8 earlier this afternoon – I am not looking forward to 11-11-11..so how have you been EB?

  3. ErinBrock

    What happens on 11-11-11?
    I felt ya’ll rattling and rolling and thought…..Hmmmmmm better check on Mr. Hens!!! 🙂

    NotCrazee….I just lost a looong post to you! DAMN!

  7. ErinBrock

    Notcrazee~
    I was saying that I have Graves. It’s sucky and it takes time to get the meds leveled out. And each dose increase takes up to 6 weeks to level in your body…….so give it time if the first RX doesnt’ fit you.
    I started on Synthroid 50 mg. And ended up on 25 mg increases until I got to a level of 325 that works for my body! It’s a super high dose……and my dr. is shocked that’s where my body feels best!
    I started Hyper…..and those symptoms SUCK! My heartrate was 130 laying in bed. It felt like I had a heart attack waking up. I lost 50 lbs in 3 weeks….i looked like a wet noodle.
    My weight has gone UP/DOWN/UP/DOWN…….and I just couldn’t do anything about it.
    Your thyroid controls so much!!!!
    Go with HOW YOU FEEL!!! and be aware of how you feel in order to communicate this to your DR.
    If your Endo doesn’t listen to you or your body…..and just goes by your bloodword, insist to them…..YOU KNOW YOUR BODY!
    They need to take BOTH into consideration…..and there is so much confusion in the med field about what ‘numbers’ are ‘normal’.
    If my Dr’ hadn’t of listened to me…..I’d still be taking 5 hour naps daily, crying all the time, with no hair left and 40000 pounds!!!

    Take care of yourself!!!! It’s IMPORTANT!!!!!

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