NeuroSpot Home Test for Depression, Sleep Disturbances and Mood Swings

Serotonin — often called the ”happiness hormone” — stabilises mood and is the precursor to melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep. Low serotonin is therefore a common driver of both depression and insomnia. Dopamine drives motivation and pleasure; low dopamine produces the flat, joyless feeling typical of depression. Cortisol should be high in the morning and low at night — when this rhythm reverses, you wake up tired and lie awake at night.

Mood swings often reflect rapid shifts between under- and over-stimulation of these systems, which a single blood pressure or thyroid test cannot detect.

NeuroSpot measures serotonin, dopamine, noradrenaline, adrenaline, cortisol (three samples to map your daily rhythm) and DHEA. NeuroSpot+ adds GABA and glutamate — the inhibitory/excitatory pair that regulates how deeply you sleep. The three-point cortisol curve is especially valuable for sleep complaints: it shows whether your stress hormones are flipped, blunted or spiking at the wrong times.

This test is suited to anyone experiencing: persistent low mood or depression, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, waking unrefreshed, sudden tearfulness or irritability, mood that swings sharply within a day, or a sense of emotional flatness. It is also useful before starting long-term medication, or alongside therapy to track biological progress.

All samples are collected at home — no clinic visit required. The laboratory is ISO-accredited, and your results are returned with easy-to-read reference ranges and a summary you can share with your healthcare provider.