When most people think of neurotransmitter imbalances, they think of disorders such as depression, anxiety, insomnia and possibly ADD/ADHD and Parkinson’s disease. Usually, that’s because the drugs used to treat these disorders attempt to manipulate various neurotransmitters – including serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine and GABA – in order to help alleviate symptoms.
However, neurotransmitter imbalances affect almost all of the body’s systems and functions. Therefore, neurotransmitter imbalances can cause a whole host of symptoms and have been implicated in an extremely large and diverse number of disorders, as shown in the table below (click on the table to enlarge):
Table taken with permission from Marty Hinz, MD.
If a person experiences symptoms of any of the disorders listed above, especially if that person is experiencing multiple symptoms or disorders listed in this table, it is highly probable that neurotransmitter imbalance is a root cause that must be properly addressed in order for that person to experience long-term relief of symptoms.
