More on Dysautonomia

 I'm learning at all times from doctor's, literature, books, other experience people not in the medical field, etc. about Dysautonomia and trying to help others who do not know or, who have it and wants to understand more about this health issue that is, arising in many people everyday. This has to be expressed so that more people can get the right medical treatment from the right doctors who are educated in this field. Dysautonomia is a Autonomic Dysfunction. Basically your "Autonomic Nervous System" is attacked by Dysautonomia.

What is the Autonomic Nervous System? The Autonomic Nervous System is part of the Peripheral Nervous System. The main system of PNS Short for Peripheral Nervous System is to connect the Central Nervous System (CNS) to the limbs and organs. The PNS is functionally as well as structurally divided into the Somatic Nervous System and the ANS. Now what on earth is the Somatic Nervous System? Getting more in depth here because I am going to break it down as much as possible to make you understand.

The Somatic Nervous System is part of the PNS associated with voluntary control  of body movements via skeletal muscles and with sensory reception of external stimuli. Which is touch, hearing and site.

The ANS effects heart rates, digestion, respiration rate, salivation, perspiration, diameter of the pupils, micturition (urination), and sexual arousal.

Now the ANS (Autonomic Nervous Systems) has 2 subsystems. They are: Parasympathetic Nervous System and Sympathetic Nervous System. Talking about getting deeper into this huh!? : ) Ok so let's explain the break down of the other two I just mentioned.

Parasympathetic Nervous System: The PSNS short term for Parasympathetic Nervous System is one of the 3 main divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System. The ANS is responsible for regulation of internal organs and glands. The PSNS specifically is responsible for stimulation's of activities that occur when the body is at rest, including salivation, lacrimation, urination, digestion and defecation.

Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS): is one of 3 parts of the ANS. It's general action is to mobilize the body resource under stress; to induce the fight or flight response.

Ok so that was some work. Now the Question is What is Dysautonomia. I'll explain.
What is Dysautonomia?
Dysautonomia refers to a disorder of autonomic nervous system (ANS) function. Most physicians view dysautonomia in terms of failure of the sympathetic or parasympathetic components of the ANS, but dysautonomia involving excessive ANS activities also can occur. Dysautonomia can be local, as in reflex sympathetic dystrophy, or generalized, as in pure autonomic failure. It can be acute and reversible, as in Guillain-Barre syndrome, or chronic and progressive. Several common conditions such as diabetes and alcoholism can include dysautonomia. Dysautonomia also can occur as a primary condition or in association with degenerative neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Other diseases with generalized, primary dysautonomia include multiple system atrophy and familial dysautonomia. Hallmarks of generalized dysautonomia due to sympathetic failure are impotence (in men) and a fall in blood pressure during standing (orthostatic hypotension). Excessive sympathetic activity can present as hypertension or a rapid pulse rate.
Is there any treatment?
There is no cure for dysautonomia. Secondary forms may improve with treatment of the underlying disease. In many cases treatment of primary dysautonomia is symptomatic and supportive. Measures to combat orthostatic hypotension include elevation of the head of the bed, frequent small meals, a high-salt diet, and drugs such as fludrocortisone, midodrine, and ephedrine.

In Conclusion:
The outlook for patients with dysautonomia depends on the particular diagnostic category. Patients with chronic, progressive, generalized dysautonomia in the setting of central nervous system degeneration have a generally poor long-term prognosis. Death can occur from pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, or sudden cardiopulmonary arrest in such patients.

Hopefully this helped and we will continue to find a cure for Dysautonomia one way or another. In some other cases if you get Lyme Disease, you get Dysautonomia. Also, there are cases that you are born with this disorder(not to be mistaken with Familial Dysautonomia which is a Jewish disease) and, it depends how effective it is to each person from generation to generation. Also, Virus's can set off Dysautonomia in people. This is why it is so hard to figure this nightmare of this disorder because of many ways you can get it.

Just don't give up. Continue your research and continue to find the right doctor's. There is always hope. Never quit. With all of us trying, we will succeed.

Till my next blog, I hope this helped and I will continue to write from time to time with all the information I find.

Much blessing and light.
Miss Vivian C. Roberson

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