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pam_87693
pam_87693

you have 2 sides in you autonomic nervous system that keeps your body going night and day. When you are well you don't notice the.

1) The sympathetic system which is the flight and fight

2) The parasympathetic the rest and digest 

3) If these 2 systems are out of balance you start to feel unwell. If the problem lasts only a short time is because you have contacted something. You might have damaged your body or cut your skin. Or you may have had a baby. 

4) However IF you have felt unwell for more than 6 months you do NEED to look UP POTS UK

 

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  • Bee70
    Bee70 pam_87693

    Posted

    Hi Pam

    Will take a look. Interesting !! wink x

    • pam_87693
      pam_87693 Bee70

      Posted

      Even if non apply to you, it is worth downloading the literature from POTS UK as very few doctors or specialists know about POTS so please share
  • jayne03174
    jayne03174 pam_87693

    Posted

    hi pam ive been off work since november 2014 agitated depression and anxiety due to being bullied and humiliated at work despite having 20 weeks of C B T i am now on 225mg of venalafaxine and my dr has now refered me to a phyciatrist, you say about the systems being out of balance my worst imbalance is flight all the time im avery passive person, can you explain what POTS UK is. thanks best regards

    jayne

  • christine26761
    christine26761 pam_87693

    Posted

    Hi Pam..very interesting...., I am just about to go out-I'm in Oz, it's morning..but I'm really looking forward to having a google,,,thanks, really appreciate  this.....be blessed.,have a lovely day.,:-) xxx
  • bronwyn97278
    bronwyn97278 pam_87693

    Posted

    Hi Pam; sorry, I thought POTS stood for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.....so can't relate it to Fibro/ME....to me it means having a drop in Blood pressure and an Increase in Heart Rate, when sitting/standing up after having been lying down..............maybe that's where we Get our Loss of Balance, after turning too quickly/or when we stand up from having been sitting for too long...............will research more from the Fibro sites..........Bron
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