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  1. My son is 7. He has encopresis (his accidents have slowed to about once a week now). He falls a lot, clumsy, runs into objects like curbs or shelves at a store. His falling is a daily occurrence. He fell last night and fell three more times when trying to get off of the ground. I had to physically help him up. He is extremely sensitive to noise, as a baby he would cover his ears and cry if there was a loud noise. He has normal hearing according to the ENT doctors here. He tells me that the “fast cars” distract him at school (he can hear the cars going down the street outside of his school). If he gets close to my mouth or nose he will tell me that I am breathing loudly. He tells his friends to get out of his face or covers his ears because they are “giving him a headache” or just too loud. He has problems putting his feelings/thoughts into words. A lot of times we are left trying to interpret what he says or asking him questions trying to figure out what’s going on with him….for instance he was hit at school once and came home with a black eye. He told me one story, told his teacher a different story and told his sister another. We still don’t know who hit him but he knew that he was hit and that it wasn’t from falling. He gets upset and cries over strange things like being told to go to the bathroom before we leave for the park. He gets frustrated when things aren’t going right. He is easily fatigued. He is on the lazy side, his arms and legs are “floppy” if you carry him he doesn’t hold on he just hangs. He is constantly moving or fidgeting. He makes good grades in school but he has to be constantly told to do his work. I find myself trying to get his attention a lot, especially when we are in the car and I cannot be close to him or turn around and look at him. We are being sent for a neurological evaluation but I am curious what these symptoms are indicative of??
  2. Lately it feels like my nerves have been jumping a lot and my hands tighten up and get stiff. This has been happening with my hands since I was young but now its more frequent. I’m wondering if its triggered by excitement. Do you have any idea what this could be?
  3. I recently tried to stop smoking but when I did I started getting this burning sensation throughout my entire body and could not sleep so I thought it was because I was trying to quit but I started smoking again and stil have the burning sensation. I also recently stopped taking my phentermine diet pills at the same time. Is either of these two situations the cause of my discomfort? It continues throughout the day in my hands and feet. This has only been going on since Monday of last week.
  4. http://www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk/images/i02/l/03.jpg Above is a link to a tick I removed today. I came off very easy and I put it in a baggy. I then cleaned the bite area right away. What else do i need to do?
  5. One of the children I’m (female, 18) babysitting (male, 11 years) flipped and hit his head on the street. He couldn’t stand at first and I literally had to hold him up and carry him so he could lay in the car. He eventually was able to stumble to the house and put ice on his head. It’s been awhile and he still has to hold onto things to walk. He says his getting worse but the nausea he was feeling is a hit better but is still there. Only one pupil dilates when light is flashed in eyes. Does this means he has a concussion and if so what should I do?

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Current issue: An Instant INTENSE throbbing headache during physical exertion lasting 3-4 minutes followed by dull non-throbbing headache lasting for days. Average (for past 6 months) systolic reading of 145 dropped to 116 at doctors visit following onset. Other Recent Issues: Lightheadedness to pre-syncope during physical exertion (fairly common during workouts for last 90 days, though progressively improving); Postural Syncope within minutes after physical exertion (one time occurrence approximately 30 days ago); Kink in neck to upper back limiting neck’s range of movement( 10 days ago till current most likely from weight lifting, progressively improving); Above average “shakiness” in legs during workout (Twice within last month) Prior Occurrences: Incident 1 Age: 15-16 Activity: utilizing leg press Symptoms: While straining, felt a “snap” at the base of my neck. This lead to an intense headache for a few minutes, and a stiff neck for a few days. Incident 2 Age: 17-18 Activity: Receiving fellacio Symptoms: Instant INTENSE throbbing headache lasting several hours followed by dull non-throbbing headache lasting for days. General Info Age: 26 Sex: Male Recent Changes: Changed diet for the better about 5 months ago, mostly eliminating junkfood and eating a more balanced diet. Increased workout routine about 3 months ago, both weightlifting and cardiovascular (crossfit). Started taking “Animal Pak” (multivitamin on steroids) and weightgainer (primarily a blend of Protein and 5 grams of Creatine Monohydrate)one month ago.

Although your symptoms are suggestive of migraines, your blood pressure readings after onset of symptoms appear to suggest that you have a variant of dysautonomia. Dysautonomia is a neurologic disorder where an excess of either sympathetic or parasympathetic neuronal signals overwhelms the the body.

All your reported headaches occur during activities where the normal response is an increase in sympathetic activity. Without the proper tests, it is difficult to say, but your reported history of a dropping blood pressure after onset of symptoms suggest that you are experiencing a parasympathetic dysautonomia.

In other words, it appears as if your parasympathetic nervous system is overwhelming your sympathetic nervous system. These parasympathetic signals cause your body’s blood vessels to dilate which manifests as a low blood pressure as your peripheral arteries dilate and intense headache as your intracranial vessels dilate as well.

Therefore, it may be warranted to suggest a diagnosis of dysautonomia to the physician who has been following your symptoms and be evaluated by a neurologist specialized in dysautonomia.

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  1. My son is 7. He has encopresis (his accidents have slowed to about once a week now). He falls a lot, clumsy, runs into objects like curbs or shelves at a store. His falling is a daily occurrence. He fell last night and fell three more times when trying to get off of the ground. I had to physically help him up. He is extremely sensitive to noise, as a baby he would cover his ears and cry if there was a loud noise. He has normal hearing according to the ENT doctors here. He tells me that the “fast cars” distract him at school (he can hear the cars going down the street outside of his school). If he gets close to my mouth or nose he will tell me that I am breathing loudly. He tells his friends to get out of his face or covers his ears because they are “giving him a headache” or just too loud. He has problems putting his feelings/thoughts into words. A lot of times we are left trying to interpret what he says or asking him questions trying to figure out what’s going on with him….for instance he was hit at school once and came home with a black eye. He told me one story, told his teacher a different story and told his sister another. We still don’t know who hit him but he knew that he was hit and that it wasn’t from falling. He gets upset and cries over strange things like being told to go to the bathroom before we leave for the park. He gets frustrated when things aren’t going right. He is easily fatigued. He is on the lazy side, his arms and legs are “floppy” if you carry him he doesn’t hold on he just hangs. He is constantly moving or fidgeting. He makes good grades in school but he has to be constantly told to do his work. I find myself trying to get his attention a lot, especially when we are in the car and I cannot be close to him or turn around and look at him. We are being sent for a neurological evaluation but I am curious what these symptoms are indicative of??
  2. Lately it feels like my nerves have been jumping a lot and my hands tighten up and get stiff. This has been happening with my hands since I was young but now its more frequent. I’m wondering if its triggered by excitement. Do you have any idea what this could be?
  3. I recently tried to stop smoking but when I did I started getting this burning sensation throughout my entire body and could not sleep so I thought it was because I was trying to quit but I started smoking again and stil have the burning sensation. I also recently stopped taking my phentermine diet pills at the same time. Is either of these two situations the cause of my discomfort? It continues throughout the day in my hands and feet. This has only been going on since Monday of last week.
  4. http://www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk/images/i02/l/03.jpg Above is a link to a tick I removed today. I came off very easy and I put it in a baggy. I then cleaned the bite area right away. What else do i need to do?
  5. One of the children I’m (female, 18) babysitting (male, 11 years) flipped and hit his head on the street. He couldn’t stand at first and I literally had to hold him up and carry him so he could lay in the car. He eventually was able to stumble to the house and put ice on his head. It’s been awhile and he still has to hold onto things to walk. He says his getting worse but the nausea he was feeling is a hit better but is still there. Only one pupil dilates when light is flashed in eyes. Does this means he has a concussion and if so what should I do?

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