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Serotonin necklace H | 18K gold vermeil
Serotonin is the molecule SSRIs target, the most-prescribed-against neurotransmitter in modern psychiatry. Worn here as a 26 mm 18K gold vermeil pendant, laid horizontally across the chest.
The Science Behind Serotonin
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) was first isolated by Vittorio Erspamer in 1937 from intestinal enterochromaffin cells, then re-isolated and named in 1948 by Maurice Rapport, Arda Green, and Irvine Page from blood serum. About 90% of the body's serotonin sits in the gut, where it regulates motility. The neural fraction, synthesised in the raphe nuclei of the brainstem, projects widely across cortex and limbic structures and modulates mood, sleep, satiety, and impulse control. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors block the SERT transporter and have been the dominant treatment for major depression and several anxiety disorders for over thirty years. Triptans on 5-HT1B and 1D treat acute migraine, atypical antipsychotics depend on 5-HT2A modulation, and ondansetron on 5-HT3 covers chemotherapy-induced nausea.
Who Tends to Wear This
- psychiatrists working with major depression, anxiety, or SSRI pharmacology
- clinical psychologists and psychotherapists in pharmacology-adjacent practice
- neurologists at the migraine end of the serotonin axis
- medical and nursing students learning the SSRI class as the dominant antidepressant family
Often given at the end of a psychiatry residency, on a major appointment in psychopharmacology, or to mark a long course of treatment the recipient wants to commemorate.
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FAQ
Gold or silver serotonin H?
Same 26 mm pendant, same chain length, same molecule, also in sterling silver. Choose the finish the recipient already wears. Both versions carry the same design and the same meaning.
Why does serotonin sit at the centre of psychiatric pharmacology?
Because the serotonin system reaches further into clinical medicine than any other monoamine. SSRIs are the most-prescribed antidepressant class for major depression and several anxiety disorders. Triptans on 5-HT1B/1D are the standard acute migraine treatment. Atypical antipsychotics depend on 5-HT2A modulation. The 5-HT3 receptor is the target of ondansetron in chemotherapy-induced nausea. One molecule, four distinct prescribing pillars across psychiatry, neurology, oncology, and primary care.
What size is the pendant and what chain comes with it?
18K gold vermeil over a sterling silver core, 26 mm pendant on a 45 cm gold vermeil chain (ø 1.8 mm) with a 5 cm extender. Nickel-free and hypoallergenic. Free worldwide DHL Express in 1-5 business days, with all import duties and taxes covered. 30-day “Love It or Return It” returns.
What's the difference between H and V serotonin in gold?
The orientation, not the molecule. The horizontal (H) version sits across the chest with the longer dimension running left-to-right. The vertical (V) version hangs along the chest axis with the longer dimension running top-to-bottom. Same molecule, same chain length, same 18K gold vermeil. H sits wider on the chest. V hangs longer and reads quieter.
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