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epigenetics review of the COMT gene

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epigenetics review of the COMT gene

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Slow COMT Fast COMT

 Able to focus/study for long hours  I have a difficult time paying attention.
 Enjoy travelling and exploring I’m a poster child for ADHD
 Tend to be a workaholic  I tend to go with the flow
 When I get stressed, it takes me a long  I’m not a workaholic
time to calm down  When I get stressed, I recover quite
 I tend to work hard for weeks, then crash quickly and move on
and need to take a long break to  I fall asleep quickly
recharge  Where’s my coffee? I need it!
 I get anxious and panicky easily  Eating a higher-protein diet makes me
 I find that caffeine often increases my feel great
stress  I tend to be more depressed than
 I’m easily irritated. I wake up on the enthusiastic, and have been for years
wrong side of the bed often.  I’m just not that excited about things
 I have strong bones  I had late menarche
 It takes me a long time to fall asleep  I don’t get PMS
 My skin glows and people compliment  I have (or had) typically light menses
me on it  I have weaker bones
 I had early menarche  I’m very tolerant of pain compaired to
 I usually get PMS others
 I experience heavy menstrual bleeding  I do better with stimulant prescription
 I have or have had uterine fibroids drugs or herbs
 I’m sensitive to pain compared to others  I do worse with calming prescription
 Eating a high protein diet makes me feel drugs or herbs
more irritable
 I do poorly with stimulant prescription
drugs (Ritalin, Adderall, Vyvanse and
Focalin) or herbs (rhodiola, ginseng)
 I do better with calming prescription
drugs (Intuniv) or herbs (holy basil,
chamomile)

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