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Originally Posted by silverhat  I am a 20-something who is living with the daily struggles of Neurally Mediated Hypertension. I was just diagnosed a few months ago after suffering with symptoms for about 3 years. |
Sorry to hear about your health problems. I assume you mean Neurally Mediated Hyp
otension not Hyp
ertension
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Originally Posted by silverhat I have passed out several times in various places and have learned that I am just not capable of doing certain things because it almost always results in attacks and episodes. |
What kind of things trigger attacks and episodes?
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Originally Posted by silverhat I feel like I'm living in a constant mental fog. ... I have moments where I completely blank and zone out. I can't remember things and find it difficult to word what I want to say. And the headaches can be just as unbearable. |
Does your mental fog ever lift? How about when you wake up? Do you wake up mentally fogged? Is it just as bad in the evening as in the earlier hours of the day? Are you better indoors or outdoors?
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Originally Posted by silverhat But that is nothing compared to the ever present lightheadedness and the dizzy spells, the crazy body temperature changes and the blackouts. I feel like total crap all the time and that is no exaggeration. I feel like I can never get enough sleep, always dragging my feet and falling asleep on the couch. |
Sounds like quite a nightmare!
Has there ever been a time when these problems have lifted or gotten better. Are the symptoms better anytime during the day? Do your symptoms get better during exercise or physical activity? How about during or after eating?
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Originally Posted by silverhat Is there anyone out there who has had similar experiences? Anyone who can lend some advice?
-The Fainter |
Do you take any vitamins or supplements? Do you eat a lot of vegetables? What kind of a diet are you on?
Do you have allergies? Asthma?
Do you know how your blood pressure tracks during the day? Is your blood pressure lower during the early part of the day, and then does it go gradually higher during the later part of the day?
I assume that your doctors have given you complete blood tests? Any highs or lows shown up on your blood tests?
Are you overweight? Diabetic? Have your doctors suggested that you might be suffering from some variation of a Metabolic Syndrome?
Some times we can figure out, or improve our own health problems by tracking anomalies in our own blood pressure patterns, or heart rate patterns, or health patterns, by linking the anomalies to certain activities, or diet, or irritants. But, in your case, if your symptoms are always the same, and always bad, 24 hours per day, it makes it that much more difficult to search for solutions or fixes.
I hope that you are feeling better today.
Take care, best of luck and health to you and your family!
