Catecholamines are hormones produced by the adrenal glands. They are released into the blood during times of physical or emotional stress. The major catecholamines are dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine (also called adrenalin).
Other conditions that increase catecholamines include anxiety, pain, bladder distention, trauma, and pressure on the tumor.
 

Ingestion of certain foods containing tyramine
(cheese, beer,wine) and drugs (clonidine,
metoclopramide, tricyclic antidepressants,
opiates) can also stimulate the release of
catecholamines

Foods that can increase catecholamine levels include:
•Coffee
•Tea
•Amines. These are found in bananas, walnuts, avocados, fava beans, cheese, beer, and red wine.
•Chocolate
•Cocoa
•Citrus fruits
•Vanilla
 

Drugs:

• clonidine,

• metoclopramide,

• tricyclic antidepressants,

• opiates

兒茶酚胺

兒茶酚胺是由腎上腺產生的激素。當身心壓力大的時候， 它們會被釋放到血液中。主要的兒茶酚胺是多巴胺，去甲腎上腺素，腎上腺素。
在某種情況下如焦慮，疼痛，膀胱膨脹，創傷和壓力，腫瘤等，可增加兒茶酚胺之分泌。

含酪胺某些食物攝入
（奶酪，啤酒，葡萄酒）和藥品（可樂定，胃復安，三環抗抑鬱藥，
阿片類藥物）也能刺激釋放兒茶酚胺

可以增加兒茶酚胺食物，包括：
•咖啡
•茶
•胺。這些被發現在香蕉，核桃，鱷梨，蠶豆，奶酪，啤酒，和紅酒。
•巧克力
•可可
•柑橘類水果
•香草

藥物：
可樂定，
胃復安，
三環抗抑鬱藥，
阿片類藥物。