Doctor Abramova named the tests needed to assess the damage caused by stress: You need to do seven tests to assess the damage caused by stress 09:30

Sometimes stress can have a huge impact on your health, so sometimes you need to do up to seven tests to assess its damage. These include a general and biochemical blood test, an assessment of hormonal status, a diagnosis of thyroid function, a determination of the level of vitamins B and D and trace elements, as well as an immunological study. This was told by Yulia Abramova, a psychiatrist and psychotherapist at the CenterPlus Infectious Diseases Clinic of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, to socialbites.ca.

“Indications for such an examination are being in a constant state of stress for more than six months, a pronounced feeling of internal tension, sleep and appetite disorders, increased anxiety, irritability, and deterioration in physical health,” Abramova said.

To understand whether the body is coping with stress, it is necessary to take a general clinical blood test and, in addition to the standard ones, a biochemical blood test, which includes indicators such as iron, ferritin, transferritin, urea.

“Since the above symptoms can occur with hormonal imbalances, it is also important to evaluate the hormonal status. For men, it is important to determine the luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, prolactin fractions and testosterone. For women, the list includes luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, estradiol, prolactin, testosterone and DHEA sulfate,” the doctor said.

It is also important to diagnose the functions of the thyroid gland (TSH, T3 and T4 hormones), since disorders in its functioning can be accompanied by general condition disorders and mental problems.

“It is also important to determine the level of B vitamins. For example, vitamin B1 (thiamine) provides adequate concentration and resistance to stress, while vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is necessary for the process of nerve cell division. It is also important to determine the level of vitamin D (25-OH), it provides emotional stability. It is also important to evaluate the level of microelements, especially calcium, potassium and magnesium. They play a role in regulating the functioning of the nervous system,” the doctor said.
In addition, it is important to conduct an immunological study – the immune system is quite sensitive to the influence of stress factors, and therefore it is advisable to timely detect violations of cellular immunity.

It is recommended that the results of all examinations be discussed with a psychotherapist.

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