Symptoms of Dysregulated Nervous System
POTS, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia share several symptoms. People with these conditions often experience extreme fatigue that doesn’t improve with rest, along with issues like dizziness, lightheadedness, and heart palpitations (which are more common in POTS).
In chronic fatigue syndrome, the fatigue can be debilitating and can leave some bedbound for days or longer at a time. There can also be cognitive difficulties, sleep disturbances, and muscle soreness.
Similarly, fibromyalgia involves widespread pain and tenderness, often in muscles and joints, along with symptoms like trouble sleeping, headaches, and cognitive fog.
All three conditions can also result in heightened sensitivity to stimuli, such as noise or light, and a general feeling of being unwell, making daily functioning challenging. Despite the differences in diagnosis, the overlap of fatigue, pain, and autonomic dysfunction ties these conditions together in meaningful ways.
My Personal Symptoms
This is a list of symptoms I have felt throughout the course of being very ill. Some of these come and go. Some are consistent. The ones that are consistent with me are exercise intolerance, constant upper body pain, and poor sleep. Surprisingly it seems that my headaches have greatly reduced in the last 2 years.
- sleep disruptions
- Horrible digestion
- Heart palpitations
- Muscle tension
- Exercise intolerance
- Constant upper body pain
- Migraine headaches
- Insomnia
- Joint pain
- Dizziness
- Constant nausea
- Bad short term memory
- Sensitivity to sound
- Heart feels like it’s overworking
- Feeling tired but not being able to sleep
- Getting up too fast and almost fainting
- Foam in urine
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Vitamin intolerance
- Extreme Sensitivity to Heat and Cold
Links
This is a list of websites that you can take a look at that I thought were pretty helpful in highlighting some of the symptoms of having a dysregulated nervous system.
Speaking as Writing For Healing – Astra Speaks – Speak Journaling
Top 10 Signs of a Dysregulated Nervous System
Coat Hanger Pain: Causes, Seriousness, and Relief
Dysautonomia: What It Is, Symptoms, Types & Treatment
10 common signs of a dysregulated nervous system – Unyte Integrated Listening
