Posted by yxibow on December 8, 2006, at 13:07:42
In reply to Blueberry-Blood Tests-Epinephrine, posted by Tom Twilight on December 6, 2006, at 13:36:07
> > I had blood tests done that test for neurotransmitters. I realize it isn't accurate for what's going on in the brain, but it does give an overall picture. The ranges are based on normal healthy people.
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> I'm sorry to drag this thread slightly off topic, but I'm fascinated by the blood tests for Neurotransmitters!
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> Blueberry who performed these tests?
> How did you find out about them?
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> I would babblemail you, but its not switched on.
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> Regarding Epinephrine
> Have you had your Cortisol levels tested Blueberry?
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> Would lowering Cortisol lower Epinephrine?
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> Just a thought really!
Yes, I'm rather curious, actually skeptical about blood tests of neurotransmitters, since they vary throughout the course of a day, if they can even be measured. Serotonin is found mostly to almost exclusively in the stomach and gastrointestinal regions. The only tests that have been proven even partially that I know of are the AmpliChip.
If we could actually measure an imbalance -- and that is a sliding scale since what are we measuring the imbalance to, its individual, we would have tailored genetic medications now. The best we can do, and these are only scientific small studies, are PET/SPECT scans for research that show activity in a region.-- Jay
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