Thursday, April 30, 2009

Dis What?

So what is this dysautonomia crap anyways???? Well, for me to explain that, first I gotta tell you what your Autonomic Nervous System is. It's the system in your body that controls all the involuntary things that go on in a day. The things you don't think about. Breathing, blood pressure, temperature regulation, your bowels and bladder working........ It's responsible for making your 'engine' run. Did you know that everything in your body is ran off electrical currents?

Dysautonomia Information Network-
http://www.dinet.org/index.htm says:
"Dysautonomia literally means dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system is the master regulator of organ function throughout the body. It is involved in the control of heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, respiration, digestion and other vital functions. Dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system can produce the apparent malfunction of the organs it regulates."

National Dysautonima Research Foundation-
http://www.ndrf.org/ says:
"Dysautonomia is a general term used to describe a breakdown, or failure of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system controls much of your involuntary functions. Symptoms are wide ranging and can include problems with the regulation of heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and perspiration. Other symptoms include fatigue, lightheadedness, feeling faint or passing out (syncope), weakness and cognitive impairment."

(BTW, both those sites have really good info on this!)

Ok....you with me?
So.... "dys" means impaired or dysfunctional...... And I just explained the autonomic nervous system.........So
In other words....My Autonomic Nervous System is dysfunctional.

LOL...now my head hurts! It crazy that I can totally understand it in my head, but when it comes to explaining it......I am at a loss for words.......
Brain Fog?? Maybe.....hahahaha.........

OK.....Now to really confuse you........
About.Com-
http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/womensissues/a/dysautonomia.htm says:
"The autonomic nervous system controls the “unconscious” bodily functions, such as heart rate, digestion, and breathing patterns. The autonomic nervous system consists of two parts: the sympathetic system and the parasympathetic system. The sympathetic system can best be thought of as controlling the “fight or flight” reactions of the body, producing the rapid heart rates, increased breathing, and increased blood flow to the muscles that are necessary when an individual is in danger or under stress. The parasympathetic system controls the “quiet” body functions, for instance, the digestive system. In short, the sympathetic system gets the body ready for action, while the parasympathetic system gets the body ready for rest. And in normal individuals, the parasympathetic and sympathetic components of the autonomic nervous systems are in perfect balance, from moment to moment, depending on the body’s instantaneous needs.
In people suffering from dysautonomia, the autonomic nervous system loses that balance, and at various times the parasympathetic or sympathetic systems inappropriately predominate. Symptoms can include frequent, vague but disturbing aches and pains, faintness (or even actual fainting spells), fatigue and inertia, severe anxiety attacks, tachycardia, hypotension, poor exercise tolerance, gastrointestinal symptoms such as irritable bowel syndrome, sweating, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness and tingling, anxiety and (quite understandably), depression.
Sufferers of dysautonomia can experience all these symptoms or just a few of them. They can experience one cluster of symptoms at one time, and another set of symptoms at other times. The symptoms are often fleeting and unpredictable, but on the other hand they can be triggered by specific situations or actions. (Some people have symptoms with exertion, for instance, or when standing up, or after ingesting certain foods.) "


Have I lost you yet?? lol
I know it's a lot to read....but I can't explain it any better.

........I'll let you digest this.....and I'll be back later to talk more about it.
Until next time.......

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