A Loop, Not A Personality | The Dopamine Brain, Chapter 26

A Loop, Not A Personality | The Dopamine Brain, Chapter 26 DESCRIPTION If you have ever been told your pain is in your head, this is the chapter I wrote for you. Long pain turns the dopamine system down, and a turned-down dopamine system makes the pain louder — and both halves of that have been measured in living people. I will show you what the scans found, what the drugs did and did not do, the sleep disorder almost nobody screens for, and the one word in pain medicine that has done more harm than most drugs. 📑 CHAPTERS 00:00 Two directions at once 01:36 The prediction that came true 02:26 Expectation is chemistry 03:01 The drugs, honestly 03:50 The overlap nobody screens for 04:30 What this feels like from the patient's chair 05:19 Where the bridge fits 06:25 The word that does the damage 07:27 What I take into the room 08:12 Go deeper 🔎 SOURCES REFERENCED Every study behind this chapter is listed in its Deep Dive, written to be handed to your own physician: https://nectarmediagroup.com/r/tdb-ch26 📖 THE BOOK The Dopamine Brain — Wanting: why you chase what you don't enjoy. By Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda, MD, MBA, MHP. 📞 CONNECT WITH DR. PADDA: ✈️ Both offices are at 4477 Woodson Road, next to Lambert St. Louis Airport 🛫 🌆 Serving St. Louis County, St. Charles, Clayton, Florissant & beyond 🌉 🧠 ADDICTIONOLOGY CENTER — addiction medicine 📍 4477 Woodson Road, Suite 101, St. Louis, MO 63134 🏥 📞 Call: 314-463-0100 📱 🕗 Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 🗓️ 🌐 https://addictionology.center 💻 🩺 PADDA INSTITUTE — interventional pain management 📍 4477 Woodson Road, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63134 🏥 📞 Call: 314-481-5000 📱 🗓️ Schedule: https://calendly.com/padda/medical ✨ 🌐 https://www.painmd.tv 💻 📲 Text to Schedule either office: 314-886-5902 📱 ⚠️ MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. It does not substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment. Always consult a licensed healthcare provider regarding your condition. Viewing this video does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. #TheDopamineBrain #Dopamine #MetabolicHealth #ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #BackPain #RestlessLegsSyndrome #PainManagement #PlaceboEffect #StLouis #STL TAGS chronic pain, dopamine, fibromyalgia, back pain, restless legs syndrome, placebo response, pain and reward, central sensitization, functional pain, opioid misuse, The Dopamine Brain, Dr Padda, interventional pain, metabolic health