If You Have Anxiety, Ask Your Doctor About These Important Tests
By Dr. Evelina Sodt, PhD
Our office is inundated with young women with symptoms of anxiety:
Pervasive in women between 35-55 years of age, this condition is almost always accompanied by a stressor/trigger, hormonal imbalances, trauma, and nutritional deficiencies. It is very often accompanied by a thyroid condition or adrenal insufficiency.
The medical community is quick to dismiss is as stress and prescribe a pill, but there is much more here and that is important.
If your doctor is running a basic thyroid panel, you must know it's not enough. In addition to TSH, request the following:
An irregularity in any one of these will trigger anxiety, sometimes severe.
Need guidance? Request a FREE consultation with Dr. Sodt.
Our office is inundated with young women with symptoms of anxiety:
- Irritability / Negativity
- Social anxiety
- Fatigue and sluggishness
- Insomnia / fear
- Hair Loss
- Stomach irregularities / bloating / IBS
- Inability to lose weight
- Loss of libido / Lack of motivation
- And more
Pervasive in women between 35-55 years of age, this condition is almost always accompanied by a stressor/trigger, hormonal imbalances, trauma, and nutritional deficiencies. It is very often accompanied by a thyroid condition or adrenal insufficiency.
The medical community is quick to dismiss is as stress and prescribe a pill, but there is much more here and that is important.
If your doctor is running a basic thyroid panel, you must know it's not enough. In addition to TSH, request the following:
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
- Free T3
- Free T4
- TPO Abs
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG)
- Cortisol
- DHEA
- Progesterone
- Testosterone
- Estradiol
- Iodine Deficiency Test
- Magnesium Deficiency Test
- Omega-3 Deficiency Test
- Zinc Deficiency Test
- Selenium Deficiency Test
- Chromium Deficiency Test
- D3 Deficiency Test
- B12 Deficiency Test
- Iron Deficiency Test
- Melatonin
- Heavy Metal Toxins
- Food/Environmental Sensitivities
An irregularity in any one of these will trigger anxiety, sometimes severe.
Need guidance? Request a FREE consultation with Dr. Sodt.