Only just realised that 'endorphin' is a shortening of 'endogenous morphine'. Our own bodies produce Class As when we go running or dance about the kitchen. WILD.
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lol. I like that this made it into your post. I teach this in PSYCH 104 every semester. It goes over all my students’ heads. But I think it’s because this generation doesn’t do drugs (which I think is good). :)
As far as I understand, the common drugs humans use to become intoxicated are replications of compounds the brain uses & has used to affect us similarly… Which makes plain why they work.
And it’s not just endorphins produced by exercise! Production of serotonin, dopamine, glutamate and GABA are all boosted by exercise. Our brains become more efficient after exercise!
They do indeed. I'm reading a book about ADHD, which talks about why exercise is such a good medicine (explains why I go bonkers when I don't go running).
If I run really hard after not running for a long time I feel warm butterflies and itchy skin. literally like poppin oxys. I think that Greek guy who invented the marathon and died was a junkie
Yes our bodies produce our own pain relief, sadly i won't be running anywhere with one leg, now. And even though the leg is not there the pain is doing my head in. 🤣
That runner's high is actually activation of the endocannabinoid system. Your body makes its own cannabinoids that are similar to THC and CBD that your body has special receptors for.
Hey Anna! I'm a pharmacist from the US. Does Class A differ from the US DEA Schedule 1 (an addictive substance that offers no medical benefit)? Thanks for your input!
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I have a high pain tolerance so this is often the only way I know I’ve been badly injured.
Do you agree?
This is why motivated pain hurts so much differently than other pain.
Said it wasn't as good as the joggers high he got regularly .
Meh.
no one ever got run over on the dance floor