Napoleon Bonaparte: The Little Corporal who built an Empire. The Napoleon complex. Diminutive in stature but towering in influence â few figures in history stand taller than Napoleon Bonaparte. Loved by his men, feared by his foes, the Duke of Wellington claimed he was worth 40,000 men on the battlefield.
One of the little known effects of progesterone is that it has a calming effect by activating the GABA receptor sites. GABA is our most calming, inhibitory neurotransmitter and effective against some forms of epilepsy. Progesterone boosts the immune system. It is also neuroprotective and helps stabilize blood sugar.
We Live in Interesting Times. Why progesterone causes mood changes Jan. 26th, 2010 at 8:02 AM. The brain has both estrogen and progesterone receptors. In women who have epilepsy, seizures are known to occur more frequently during times of high estrogen (late follicular phase and ovulation) and they are decreased when progesterone is high. In this sense, progesterone acts a a brain anesthetic to some degree. High doses of progesterone can be very sedating. Women who have depression, have lower brain levels of serotonin, thus the success of medications that block the bodyâs degradation of serotonin and allow brain levels to remain higher.