Definition: Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system that helps regulate many things in the body, including movement, balance, walking, feelings of motivation, happiness, sexual desire, pleasure, reward, immune function, insulin regulation, physical energy, thinking, and short-term memory. Your body also uses dopamine to produce norepinephrine.
Studies show that people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome frequently have low dopamine levels. Other disorders linked to dopamine dysregulation include ADD/ADHD, Parkinson's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, restless leg syndrome, and multiple psychiatric conditions.
Also see definitions of:
Pronunciation: DOPE-uh-meen
