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How to Tell if You Have a ‘Dopamine Deficit’ and What You Can Do to Reset

Dr. Anna Lembke recommends a 30-day abstinence trial called a dopamine fast from the drug or behavior of choice to reset dopamine balance.
She explains that easy access to highly rewarding substances and behaviors causes dysregulation of dopamine in the brain's reward pathway leading to addiction.
Addiction involves a reset of the brain's hedonic threshold or joy set point, causing people to need more stimulation for pleasure and experiencing withdrawal symptoms when abstaining.
Lembke explains that many people today are increasingly engaging in excessive consumption behaviors that approach addictive patterns, and she advises using strategies like self-binding to limit easy access to tempting pleasures.
The abstinence trial helps determine difficulty of stopping and if simple pleasures become rewarding again, suggesting a method to rebalance dopamine and improve mental health.

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How to tell if you have a ‘dopamine deficit’ and what you can do to reset

There is too much of a good thing. You may be dealing with too much dopamine, making it hard to enjoy simple things. A fast may help, according to a psychiatrist.

2 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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