Neurotransmitter Testing: How It Help Depression, Anxiety and More

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Millions of people suffer from bipolar disorder, anxiety, panic

attacks, depression and ADD/ADHD without a known cause. If you or

someone you know suffers from anxiety, bipolar disorder,

depression, mania, ADD/ADHD or even panic attacks, you owe it to

you to find the real cause of your problem. There are many

natural treatments available that effectively combat these

diseases.

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Neurotransmitter Testing: How It Help Depression, Anxiety and More

Copyright © 2006 Anne Arthur

Bipolar Without Drugs

http://www.bipolarwithoutdrugs.com

Millions of people suffer from bipolar disorder, anxiety, panic

attacks, depression and ADD/ADHD without a known cause. If you or

someone you know suffers from anxiety, bipolar disorder,

depression, mania, ADD/ADHD or even panic attacks, you owe it to

you to find the real cause of your problem. There are many

natural treatments available that effectively combat these

diseases.

Neurotransmitter Imbalances May Cause Anxiety, Depression and

More

Neurotransmitter testing is a new tool doctors, alternative

health providers and psychiatric professionals alike can use to

identify proper treatment for symptoms associated with bipolar

disorder, anxiety, depression, ADD and more. Most doctors offer

prescriptions for symptoms of depression or anxiety without

testing the patient for biochemical imbalances. This " trial and

error " method of medicine is dangerous to your health and

well-being.

Fortunately, many companies now offer sophisticated testing

equipment to help health care providers identify neurotransmitter

imbalances in the body. Through simply blood and urine analysis

most healthcare providers can assess your baseline

neurotransmitter and even hormone levels. This in turn can help

them decide what treatment choices are ideal for your symptoms.

Many times health care workers can treat neurotransmitter

imbalances or hormone imbalances without prescription drug

therapy. What kinds of testing will your healthcare provider

order? Here are just a few neurotransmitters or hormones your

practitioner may order to correct symptoms including panic

attacks, insomnia, depression and more:

1. GABA - This is a major inhibitory neurotransmitter. It can

help prevent the body from being too excited and induce a more

relaxed or calm state. If you have low levels of Gaba you may

feel anxiety, experience panic attacks or experience mood

swings.

2. Serotonin - Serotonin is an important neurotransmitter for

regulating mood, emotion and anxiety. It also helps regulate food

cravings. Imbalances may lead to mood swings and insomnia.

3. Epinephrine - This is simply adrenaline, and is vital to the

proper function of our body's metabolism. Mental focus,

attention and awareness are all impacted by epinephrine.

4. Dopamine - This neurotransmitter may impact our tendency

toward addiction and various other behaviors.

5. PEA - Irregularities in this important neurotransmitter may

result in mood disorders, psychotic symptoms, ADD and even

migraines.

Of course, this is just a small sampling of the many

neurotransmitters that can get out of balance. Fortunately with

proper care and understanding of what is out of balance, you can

work to correct things naturally. They are many treatment choices

that don't involve drugs that can effectively correct imbalances

in each of these areas.

Treating The Cause Not The Symptoms

Many times treating the cause of a problem is more effective than

treating just the symptoms. Far too often doctors prescribe

patients medications that have harmful effects. These medications

may treat symptoms in the short-term, but does nothing to address

the underlying reason people are having symptoms.

Fortunately many experienced holistic MD's and other healthcare

practitioners provide comprehensive services and can offer

neurotransmitter testing to their patients. This combined with

hormone testing can help you determine why you are experiencing

symptoms and what steps you can take to correct them naturally.

Natural Therapy is Available To Heal Many Symptoms of Mental

Illness

While many prescription drugs are available to treat depression,

anxiety, mania, ADD and more, most drugs don't actually cure the

problem. More and more however, holistic doctors are recognizing

there are ways to address the causes of problems and not simply

the symptoms.

Many times simple adjustments to one's diet, correct

supplementation to correct nutrient deficiencies and treating

hormonal imbalances are sufficient to make a dramatic impact on

one's health and well-being. Getting to the cause of a problem

is the most effective way to treat one's illness not only the

short-term, but also in the long-term. If you or someone you know

suffers from symptoms of depression, manic depression, anxiety,

ADD, panic attacks or even insomnia, you owe it to yourself to

find new ways to heal your body and not just treat your

symptoms.

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Anne Arthur is the author of Night & Day. Working with

Dr. Galyardt, this guide teaches patients the dangers of

drug therapy for mental illnesses and provides vital information

about natural alternatives. Learn more about treating anxiety,

depression, bipolar and more without prescription drug therapy

by visiting http://www.bipolarwithoutdrugs.com or

http://www.bipolarwithoutmeds.com