Posted by Larry Hoover on May 9, 2005, at 11:29:18
In reply to Re: Urine Test to Measure Neurotransmitter Levels???, posted by djmmm on May 5, 2005, at 10:19:38
> I had a urinary catecholamine test years ago. It was the first thing my doc did before putting me on medication.
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> I had fairly severe anxiety/social phobia, such a test can help determine any medical problems that may be contributing to (in my case) anxiety.
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> Some rare cases of treatment resistant anxiety are caused by Pheochromocytoma (tumors that increase catecholamines).
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> The catecholamine test was one of a few tests (including a CBC) that I received.Exactly the point. Your doctor was ruling out exotic, but medical, causes of your anxiety. It's part of the differential diagnosis. If you had a pheo, your urine would have had bizarrely elevated catecholamines and metabolites.
Lar
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