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Does Long Term Anxiety Cause Mineral Deficiency?

Posted on Mon, 12 May 2014

Question: Hi I have been having anxiety and panic attack issues since 2-3 years. Currently my symptoms are extreme weakness and fatigue. I have read somewhere that long term anxiety can cause mineral deficiency. Is there a test for diagnosing mineral deficiencies like calcium potassium etc?

Answered by Dr. Rohit Gulati (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer: yes Detailed Answer: Yes. Any tupe of stress deprives the body of essential elements vitamins or minerals. Tests are available but costs more than the whole treatment. Instead you can start taking multivit tablets once daily for 1 month and 10 days of every month there after. Similarly cholecalciferol 60000 international units can be taken one capsule alternate day for ten capsules i.e. 20 days. And once a month thereafter. For sodium and potassium and calcium tests are simple and cheap, those cqn be done through prescription of your GP

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Rohit Gulati (2 hours later)

Thanks Doctor . cholecalciferol is for Vitamin D3 and for minerals can you suggest any multivitamin. Also will taking the multivitamins can cause any kind of liver toxicity.

Answered by Dr. Rohit Gulati (2 hours later)

Brief Answer: yes it may Detailed Answer: Overloading ones body with minerals and vitamins may lead to liver and kidney toxicity. But that is the reason i have told you to take a loading dose and then a maintainence every month. This shall help you overcome the deficiencies and take care of the future requirement.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj