1. Neurotransmitter Scramble
Who am I?
Neurotransmitter Scramble

2. I am generally associated with pain relief

3. A lack of me may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease

4. I activate the reward pathway

5. I am associated with runner’s high

6. The black widow spider’s venom interferes with me

7. I interact with the SSRI’s

8. I am the primary excitatory neurotransmitter

9. I am also known as adrenaline

10. Drugs like heroin increases the my release

11. I am the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter

12. I am associated with learning and memory

13. I am by the brain and adrenal glands

14. I am produced during the “fight or flight” response

15. Lack of me may be associated with Parkinson’s disease

16. Drugs like Zoloft and Paxil are associated with me

17. I am associated with alertness and arousal

18. Too much of me is can be associated with Schizophrenia

19. I am associated with voluntary muscle movements

20. Too much of me may be associated with mania

21. I am associated with mood

22. A lack of me may be treated with L-DOPA

23. I am associated with appetite

24. I have a morphine-like effect on the body

25. Too little of me may be associated with aggressive behavior

26. I am associated feelings of pleasure

27. Malfunctions of me may result in Huntington’s disease

28. I alert the body to danger

29. Valium impacts me

30. I block substance P receptors, which carry messages for pain

31. Low levels of me may be associated with ADHD