Doctors are useless

[Wig44.]

Yeah, every GP has the capabilities and equipment to measure stress.
what absolute crap.

You need to educate yourself before posting, all I ever see you post is rubbish.

Cortisol, the stress hormone (doesn't everyone know this?) is easily measured through a simple blood analysis. So yes, all GPs outside of a third world country have the resources to measure cortisol in the blood, obviously this doctor used his initiative and saved taxpayer money by identifying and diagnosing a high stress level without resorting to testing a blood sample.

[Casanova]

it's not very ecconomical though is it!?
Why would you spend money on a nurse withdrawing the blood, storing it, sending it to a lab, a lab tech checking it, processing, results then results sent back? then a doctor to call you back in to say... oh yeah you've got stress.

That's why it's absolute crap.
I've never known why on earth anyone would want to waste time like that. Evidently you seem to think stress is so serious you need to get verification. I could appreciate it if the treatment could cause further damage but it mostly won't.

And yes I'm aware of the chemical reactions caused by stress/anxiety.
Might I add the levels you would need to measure would normally need to be at a peak for it to indicate stress and not just 'life' :rolleyes:.

[Wig44.]

it's not very ecconomical though is it!?
Why would you spend money on a nurse withdrawing the blood, storing it, sending it to a lab, a lab tech checking it, processing, results then results sent back? then a doctor to call you back in to say... oh yeah you've got stress.

That's why it's absolute crap.
I've never known why on earth anyone would want to waste time like that. Evidently you seem to think stress is so serious you need to get verification. I could appreciate it if the treatment could cause further damage but it mostly won't.

And yes I'm aware of the chemical reactions caused by stress/anxiety.
Might I add the levels you would need to measure would normally need to be at a peak for it to indicate stress and not just 'life' :rolleyes:.

Firstly, your point was that GPs do not have the capacity to measure cortisol. I have shown they do. Secondly, read my post again. How about I quote it and embolden the part you should have read?

You need to educate yourself before posting, all I ever see you post is rubbish.

Cortisol, the stress hormone (doesn't everyone know this?) is easily measured through a simple blood analysis. So yes, all GPs outside of a third world country have the resources to measure cortisol in the blood, obviously this doctor used his initiative and saved taxpayer money by identifying and diagnosing a high stress level without resorting to testing a blood sample.

There you go, hopefully you can read that now.

[Casanova]

you're patronising.
Might i add we both have crossed wires.

I knew you could measure the chemicals resulting FROM stress but I was actually talking about measuring stress in the form of... how long it lasts. You can't measure that.

Now before you accuse me of back tracking, I flung myself into arguing with you but you also assumed an aggressive position too.

I wish I actually read this **** sometimes.

[Aaron]

Yeah I agree with what is said below, it is stress. Can't tell you when it'll stop, for each person it's different.

Hopefully not to long though.

[Richie]

I think it must of been stress, I'm not short of breath or have chest pain but i have been getting constant headaches for a good two weeks now and paracetamol doesn't even seem to work, so i'm getting a little worried, i may go back to the doctors on Friday but they'll look at me like I'm an overreacting attention seeking *****.

[tdi]

Probably. If I had trained for years dedicating much of my spare time and effort to become a fully qualified doctor, I'd be quite annoyed if, since diagnosing some kid with a condition returns within the space of a few weeks doubting my intelligence and telling me I'm wrong.

For the record, YES. It is stress. I often get stressed in my job and get stress headaches behind my eye. When you're stressed you get worked up and it affects your breathing, though you may not notice. Similarly, I also get shortage of breath if I'm particualrly stressed. Chill oot.