Neuropathy of the autonomic nervous system results in a broad range of dysfunctions affecting almost every organ system of the body. Three manifestations of autonomic neuropathy is related to the cardiac, GI, and renal systems cardiovascular symptoms range from fixed, slightly tachycardic heart rate; orthostatic hypotension; and silent, or painless, myocardial ischemia and infarction. Delayed ...
A fainting spell can be a frightening experience. The brief loss of consciousness associated with fainting can trigger significant anxiety in the person unfortunate enough to experience it. The good news is that a fainting spell is usually not associated with a serious underlying medical problem and is unlikely to cause lasting harm unless an ...
How does someone with dysautonomia feel? A person with dysautonomia can have a multitude of ever-changing symptoms. One day may be a good day with little symptoms, followed by three days of feeling awful and unable to do much at all. For the most part, there is no rhyme or reason to the symptoms someone ...
It started happening to me when I was a teenager. I would stand up and find myself needing to immediately sit back down. I experienced severe lightheadedness and dizziness, along with a temporary blacking of my vision. After a few moments, the symptoms would clear and I could stand up again and continue with whatever ...
A staggering two million people visit their doctors for dizziness, myself included, making it one of the most common health complaints. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old, dizziness can affect anyone. Lucky for us, the Mayo Clinic says it’s not usually an indicator of an underlying serious medical condition. There are different ...
When we think in terms of blood pressure, we often think of people suffering from high blood pressure, better known as hypertension. While hypertension is a very serious matter, the effects of having hypotension, or low blood pressure may not be well known, but still can pose a significant risk to a person’s health. As ...
Be leery of a doctor who doesn’t seem too concerned that your worrisome but temporary symptom might have been a transient ischemic attack, which is a mini stroke. According to an article by Benjamin Wedro, MD, on emedicinehealth.com, TIAs (transient ischemic attacks) can present with the following symptoms: Confusion, inability to follow commands, speech difficulties, ...
When I was first diagnosed with high blood pressure the doctor put me on a diuretic, but he gave me potassium supplements to go along with the diuretic. After a day, my muscles were giving me a fit. When I tried to go on a walk, they felt heavy and I wasn’t sure I would ...
