Stress Q&A by Dr. Stöppler

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• Is professional help available to help people deal with stress? How do I know when to seek professional help?
• How do I evaluate my stress?
• Are women more sensitive to stress than men? Does stress affect men and women differently?
• How many types of stress are there? Please describe the signs and symptoms of each type.
• How do I find out if my body is producing too much cortisol? What symptoms would I have, if any?
• Can stress cause speech problems?
• Does stress cause cancer? I have always been anxious. Will this increase my risk of cancer?
• How does stress affect tinnitus?
• Sometimes I feel so stressed out by work, family, money, and life I feel like I am going to explode. What can I do to keep from snapping?
• My son has ulcerative colitis. Could stress be responsible for his flare-ups?
• Can stress cause a yeast infection?
• Before my wedding, before job interviews, and anytime I have a bit of stress, my arms, wrists, and hands break out in an itchy rash. Can stress cause a rash? How do I prevent this from occurring, and how do I treat it?
• How does long-term chronic stress affect oral health?
• How does stress impact sperm motility?
• What role does stress play in the formation of ulcers?
• Recently, many blood vessels burst in my eye. I'm pregnant and under a lot of stress. Could stress have caused the blood vessels to burst?
• I am a 27-year-old female, and I truly feel something is wrong with my memory. I often get very frustrated because I try so hard to remember and I can't. I have to re-read things many times because I can never remember what I've read. Could stress have something to do with this?
• Is there a connection between stress and canker sores? What can I do to get rid of them and prevent future outbreaks?
• Does stress cause panic attacks?
• I've heard that stress may cause high blood pressure, but can it also cause low blood pressure?
• Can stress cause irregular periods?
• My cholesterol has gone through the roof since my physical last year! Could stress at work have caused it to spike?
• Can stress cause a miscarriage?
• I've been under a prolonged period of stress, which seems to have diminished my sex drive. I recently read that stress can affect hormone levels. What can I do to counteract stress and improve my sex drive?
• Can stress cause hives? I've been going through a divorce, and I've had hives off and on for a year. How can I figure out what's causing my hives?
• Does stress cause facial wrinkles?
• My girlfriend and I have been trying to get pregnant for 10 months. She is very stressed by our lack of success. Will the stress affect our chances?
• Can stress trigger an outbreak of shingles?
• Is there a correlation between hair loss and stress?
• Does stress cause weight gain?
• My wife is under a lot of stress, and it seems like her asthma attacks are getting worse. Can stress bring on asthma attacks? If so, can a high level of stress increase the severity of the attack?
• Are self-esteem and stress related? If you have low self-esteem, are you more likely to become stressed?
• When I'm under stress, I can't seem to get any sleep. How can I learn to sleep even during times of emotional stress?
• How does the doctor determine if someone should be on medication or whether they should just use stress-relief exercises?
• What are the long-term effects of stress on the body?