| Dysautonomia is a malfunctioning of the autonomic | | | | (somewhat like fibromyalgia) |
| nervous system. It is therefore, a type of | | | | 8. Vertigo |
| neurological disorder which still puzzles doctors today. | | | | 9. Bad Panic Attacks |
| The autonomic nervous system is what controls the | | | | 10. Heartbeat is not normal and there are patterns of |
| functions of your body that you do not give | | | | arrhythmias that go unexplained |
| conscious thoughts to doing. You naturally breathe | | | | People may have some of these symptoms, are all |
| without thinking, food digests naturally, and your | | | | of them. There are certain events that will bring |
| heart rate goes on. So the autonomic nervous | | | | these symptoms on worse than other times, it really |
| system then, consists of two different parts. That is: | | | | all depends on the environment. |
| 1. Parasympathetic which takes control over our | | | | Diagnosing the problem is very difficult. The reason is |
| human body functions that we don't think about. | | | | obvious since the symptoms are not always |
| These are functions that we should not have to give | | | | consistent and don't make any sense. There are |
| thoughts to. | | | | symptoms that are there sometimes, and sometimes |
| 2. Sympathetic systems in our brain center are the | | | | not. And the thing is, these symptoms are very real |
| systems that react to external stimuli such as the | | | | and yet doctors have trouble separating this from an |
| way you react to dangerous events, which normally | | | | illness that is imagined. |
| causes a person to have a fast heart rate, and the | | | | Causes of Dysautomia can be as a result of a |
| adrenaline rises in the body naturally. | | | | previous brain injury or head trauma. It can also be |
| When a person is experiencing dysautonomia, the | | | | inherited. There are also certain viral illness that will |
| entire autonomic system is not balanced. There are a | | | | upset the autonomic nervous system, throwing it out |
| number of psychological and physical symptoms that | | | | of balance. Sometimes exposure to chemicals will |
| are present such as: | | | | bring on this puzzling nervous system disorder if a |
| 1. Feeling faint | | | | person has worked around them enough. |
| 2. Having intestinal symptoms running to the | | | | Treating this disorder requires a lot of rest and a |
| bathroom. There are people that even have irritable | | | | relaxing environment. Many times, anti-depressant |
| bowel syndrome. | | | | drugs will be needed to help the person cope with |
| 3. A depressive feeling | | | | this illness. |
| 4. High levels of being anxious | | | | Taking vitamins and exercises may help the person |
| 5. Disturbances in eyesight | | | | too. Relaxation therapies also play a big role in calming |
| 6. Feeling numb all over along with tingling | | | | the person's troubled symptoms. |
| 7. Trouble dealing with exercise or any activity | | | | |