The Perils of Standing:
Orthostatic Intolerance and CFS
Standing up is a largely unconscious activity for most people. For some CFS?ME patients, however, standing can be fraught with peril. The simple act of standing can set their hearts pounding, leaving them dizzy, nauseous and fatigued. It turns out that standing is not simple not all. Just the act of rising requires that a complex set of interactions involving the nervous system, blood vessels, muscle and heart work smoothly to keep the blood from draining from our brains. This set of four papers examines what kinds of orthostatic intolerance are present in CFSME, what the cause of it may be and possible treatments for it.
I: Examining Orthostatic Intolerance in CFS: The Studies
II: The Types of Orthostatic Intolerance Found in CFS
III: The Possible Causes of the Orthostatic Intolerance in CFS
IV: Treating Orthostatic Intolerance, Conclusions, References and More.