Catecholamines, Fractionated (24-Hour Urine with C)

Catecholamines are signaling molecules including adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine. They all play vital roles in promoting stress symptoms, such as an elevated heart rate, high blood pressure, and anxiety. This test measured their levels in the urine over the course of 24 hours.

Stress can be anything that interrupts the body’s homeostasis. This could be physical, emotional, psychological, infectious, among countless other contributors to systemic stress. Stress manifests through several different hormones, signaling molecules, and other processes that have numerous consequences on health. Stress tends to suppress the immune system, deplete nutrients, disrupt organ function, break down tissue, impair metabolism and ultimately contribute to intlammation and oxidative stress. All of these can result in symptoms, from fatigue and brain fog, to digestive issues, impairments in metabolism, and more. Periodic stress is normal and even healthful, but chronic stress plays a pivotal role in nearly every health issue.