Tag: HPTA

  • How DHEA Skyrockets Libido by Lowering Stress and How Trauma Causes Sex Addiction

    My sex drive is still hit and miss, as is my sense of pleasure, euphoria, social cleverness, wit (basically everything associated with dopaminergic activity and high testosterone.) As shown by my crystal clear vision (as opposed to my previous myopia), serotonin seems quite low. Are there any other methods that you have found to raise…

  • Mirtazapine Lowers Cortisol and Blocks the Stress Response

    Mirtazapine lowers cortisol and serotonin, responsible for its benefits in autism-spectrum disorder (ASD), major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Mirtazapine lowers cortisol: “…in all subjects, the cortisol (COR) concentrations were remarkably lower after mirtazapine compared to placebo…” “Mirtazapine lowered afternoon cortisol from week 1 to 4.” “Mirtazapine has been…