Taking a Stand: Fibromyalgia, Orthostatic Intolerance and the Autonomic Nervous System
Numerous tilt table studies indicate that orthostatic intolerance (increased symptoms while standing) is common in fibromyalgia - placing it in a similar disease category as chronic fatigue syndrome and postural orthostatic intolerance syndrome (POTS). Sleep issues, pain, fatigue, allodynia, anxiety, irritable bowel and others could all result from the autonomic nervous system problems found in these diseases.
An Overlooked Issue in Fibromyalgia? Study Highlights Orthostatic Intolerance – Problems Standing
The autonomic nervous system rears its head in fibromyalgia – again. The pattern in fibromyalgia is now pretty clear; the fight/flight (sympathetic nervous system) system is activated even during rest, the heart rate response (chronotropic incompetence) to...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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