**DO NOT USE IF YOU ARE PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING**
 
Warning: This peptide can negatively effect the mood and emotions of some individuals. If this does occur, the effects may last 12hrs-24hrs until it has motabolized out of the body. 
 
Important nuance: 
Oxytocin doesn’t only make people nicer — it tends to amplify existing social emotions. In safe contexts, that means closeness and trust; in threatening contexts, it can increase defensiveness or in-group bias.
 
What to expect after adminstering your dose. 
You may feel a very strong and imediate flush feeling that fades after about 5-10 minutes
Heart pounding sensation
A slight feeling of anxiety or tiredness
 
🧬 What Oxytocin Is
Oxytocin is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide made primarily in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary gland. It’s only 9 amino acids long, but it has outsized effects on human behavior and physiology.
 
People often call it “the love hormone” or “bonding hormone,” but that’s a bit simplistic — it’s more accurate to think of oxytocin as a social-salience and trust modulator.
 
⚙️ What Oxytocin Does (Key Functions)
❤️ Social Bonding & Behavior
Oxytocin plays a major role in:
Pair bonding & attachment (romantic partners)
Mother–infant bonding
Trust, empathy, and social recognition
Enhancing emotional salience (you feel social cues more strongly)
 
🧠 Brain & Nervous System Effects
In the brain, oxytocin:
Modulates activity in the amygdala (fear and threat processing)
Interacts with dopamine pathways, linking bonding with reward
Influences stress responses, often dampening cortisol in supportive environments
This is why it’s studied in anxiety, trauma, and social disorders.
 
🧪 Experimental & Off-Label Research
Oxytocin has been studied (mostly via intranasal delivery) for:
Autism spectrum disorders
Social anxiety
PTSD
Depression
Schizophrenia (social cognition aspects)
Results are mixed — some individuals show benefit, others none. Effects are often context-dependent and short-lived.