4/13/2023 0 Comments Dysautonomia adrenaline surges![]() ![]() ![]() That high sympathetic (norepinephrine) outflows from the brain are present even during rest suggests these patients are dealing with a primary disorder – not one that is compensating for problems elsewhere. Raj posits that for about 10% of hyperadrenergic POTS patients, though, the brain is producing the SNS hyperactivity. In most hyperadrenegic POTS patients, the high SNS activity is a compensatory response to low blood volume and/or to nerve problems that are causing the blood to pool in their lower bodies when they stand. Their systems go pretty much all the time and that includes rest periods and sleep. ![]() After getting all riled up, our systems need time to kick back, relax and heal, but healing time is in short supply in hyperadrenergic POTS. ![]() The parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest) system should keep the hard-charging SNS under control. In hyperadrenergic POTS, the sympathetic nervous system is engaged even during rest and sleep. ![]()
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