What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) and various other names, is a syndrome (or group of syndromes) of u...
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Orthostatic Intolerance
Research Studies: Local Vasoconstriction and Sympathoexcitation in POTS Vascular Dysfunction in CFS Orthostatic Intolerance can then be defined as "the development of symptoms during upright standing relieved by recumbency". Often, illnesses producing orthostatic intolerance include disorders of blood flow, heart rate and blood pressure regulation that, while most easily demonstrable during orthostatic stress, are present in all positions. The term "dysautonomia", signifying autonomic dysfunction, has been frequently applied to this list of disorders, but recent data suggest that autonomic function may be normal in many variants of these conditions but have to cope with unusual circulatory demands. A simple and common example of this is the finding of postural hypotension and postural tachycardia when dehydrated. Symptoms of Orthostatic Intolerance Lightheadeness Headache Fatigue Neurocognitive/Sleep Disorders Visual Disturbances (black/white/spots) Exercise intolerance Weakness Hyperpnea/Dyspnea Tremulousness Sweating Anxiety/Palpitations Chronic orthostatic intolerance implies day-to-day symptoms including dizziness in all patients, and often altered vision (blurred, ‘white outs’, ‘black-outs’), fatigue, nausea, neurocognitive deficits, disordered thermoregulation, palpitations, headache, tremulousness, hyperpnea, difficulty breathing, sweating, and pallor. These produce day-to-day disability; estimates suggest that over a million Posted on 07/04/09, 10:07 pm |
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I'm glad you posted this. I have already been diagnosed with this, but there are a lot of people who don't know about it. 
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Interesting!!! I seem to have a little of that... Along with another long list of symptoms. The longer I have this CFS the more I feel like a old car that is falling apart. What is coming next? headaches have started now and I never used to have headaches and a burning sensation on my left arm is new. Oh well, each day is interesting to see what pops up next.
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Not sure if this is connected (I think it is) my Dr had done an ANSAR test basically to use respiration and heart rate to detect Autonomic Nervous System dysfunctions and imbalances.
The test indicated Orthostasis and Acute ANS dysfunction. Yet I never actually got an explenation of exactly what it meant.
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This was one of the first diagnosis I had and that CFS was added once a doctor acknowledged it was a real illness.
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I am lost...how do I get to read the whole post. It ends in the middle of a sentence and I don't know what to do to read the rest???
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