Seratonin Levels and Diet

Posted By Jody on May 25, 1999 at 19:47:52
Hello.  I was just wondering if anyone has any information about whether or not seratonin levels can be affected/somewhat controlled by diet.
I am a 26-year-old woman with OCD, just getting over a fairly serious bout with it.  The worst lasted only a couple of days.  I was given a prescription for Zoloft but was feeling better even before I started taking it, so I stopped after three pills (since I was feeling better I didn't think it was worth putting up with the side effects.)  I've been doing well keeping it at a minimum with only therapy alone,  and I'd like to avoid medication as much as possible.  So I was wondering if there is any way changing my diet can affect seratonin levels (I'm not on any particular type of diet now.)
Although it was caused by the excrutiating stress of my recent divorce, I also noticed that my bout seemed to coincide with my period (I came off the pill a couple of months ago and have felt kind of "out of whack" since.)  I can't find any information on the possible parallels, but heard somewhere that seratonin levels drop around the time of your period.  Is this at all true?  If that's the case, maybe going back on the pill would help because my moods always stayed very even and my thoughts somewhat relaxed while I was on it.
Thank you for your help.










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