... increased after the jump and decreased to baseline within the next hour. In contrast, ratings on euphoria increased markedly after performing the jump and remained highly elevated for the next 30 min. An increase of more than 200% in β-endorphin immunoreactivity after the jump was observed. In contrast...

...S. Haas; H.M. Emrich; H. Beckmann Schizophrenics treated with high doses of diazepam (150–200 mg/day) showed marked analgesia besides certain antipsychotic effects. Euphoria was noticed in some of the patients. We hypothesized that influence on the endorphin metabolism might contribute...