I have been trying to identify what has been ailing me as well. I have had symptoms my whole life, but no one has been able to help me. My father had fainting issues which the docs had him have heart surgery, which ended up killing him. During the heart surgery episode, one of the docs mentioned NMH, so I went home and looked it up. My jaw fell through the floor as I read it! It described everything I had been going thru for the last 30 years! wow!
What I read said to use a lot of salt and water which I have been doing since then, but still it is not enough.
I use meditation which helps, but in certain situations I could explode, it's very weird.
I had my mother add salt back into their diets and my father improved some, but it was very difficult to tell after the heart surgery episode. but, back to me.
I am a controls engineer, which I am recently beginning to understand may have been a poor choice in regards to what my body could handle because of the amount of concentration required and stress.
During the early years of my career I was blessed or cursed as it may be with extraordinary opportunities which challenged my creative and technical abilities, but in retrospect may have irritated or created situations where I would collapse from physical ailments like headaches, backaches that would leave me bed ridden.
I had some wonderful years with the same company developing processes that stretched my imagination and completely wasted me. They finally got rid of me as a nuisance employee in the end.
I floundered during a poor economy from taking contract positions and side work that made me travel and work extremely hard, which has a bit of an impact on your health.
I finally found work locally with a smaller firm that pushes me, but I have been able to manage using all of the techniques I have developed over the years without any help from my local doc.
When I turned 50 I seemed to develop allergies which I treated with pseudophed products which made me feel much better. I have been using this for 8 years now, but felt I was getting some of the side effects.
So, I decided to try and become drug free! cool, this can't be hard! hahahahah
I made it about a month before the pain becomes unbearable and I went back the pseudophed and I am feeling better.
I suppose the pseudophed is raising my heart rate enough to keep my blood from pooling, but I need more during high stress times?
I still have difficulty standing for long periods no matter when or where, especially when it is very hot and humid.
I guess I am looking for some guidance of what doctor has experience with this condition around philly area?
I have not been diagnosed yet, my doctor does not want to really help me with this, and my insurance does not want to cover some of the tests required. Right now pseudophed manufacturers are getting a ton of my money! lol
Any experienced voice would be appreciated