Posted by Elroy on May 6, 2005, at 22:29:58
In reply to Re: Urine Test to Measure Neurotransmitter Levels???, posted by djmmm on May 5, 2005, at 10:19:38
My most recent round of testing specifically was looking at checking fr a Pheo tumor. A tumor had been located in left adrenal gland back last October. First series of test ruled out that it was responsile for ultra high levels of cortisol (i.e., Cushing's Syndrome). This last round of testing ruled that it was NOT a Pheo tumor....
So apparently it's just a benign "non biologically active" tumor that's just sitting there.
BTW, the second CT Scan, done last month showed that the Housefield Units went from - 5 to -7 (the higher the number in the + range, the more likely to be malignant), AND that it had shruck about 25%....
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> 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.
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