Diseases symptoms and treatment

• Parkinson's disease symptoms:

  • Muscle tremors
  • Stiff muscles
  • Slow movement
  • Poor balance
  • Difficulty with speech and breathing
  • Depression
• Cause of parkinson's: reduced dopamine levels in the brain
• Treatment of parkinson's:

  • Increase dopamine levels in the brain
  • L dopamine cam be absorbed into the bloodstream
• Clinical depression symptoms:

  • Long periods of sadness
  • Anxiety
  • Insomnia
  • Loss of interest
• Cause of clinical depression: lack of serotonin
• Treatment of clinical depression

  • MDMA (ecstacy)blocks reuptake of serotonin
  • SSRI- Chemical which stop serotonin from being reabsorbed e.g. prozac