AFTER SITTING SYMPTOMS ???

[Help4Me]

Hi does anyone have issues after sitting for like an hour or a little more.....so I have been  mostly laying in bed and getting up and standing for the past few months due to my new illness......I used to sit and sew for 6 hours per day with getting up from time to time.....today I thought I was feeling up to getting out of bed and doing a little bit of sewing....my blood pressure had been good and heart rate not too high ..only about 110 on standing....so I thought I could do this .....so I sat on lots of cushions and began to sew for about an hour....the last few minutes of my sewing time I started to feel funny.....not like I was going to pass out but my face went numb and tingly....weird ....and then I just felt sick to my stomach etc.....so I had to quit with the sewing.......so my question is has anyone else had this happen to them....and can Dysautonomia be caused by spinal problems...because I have bad spinal issues...herniated disks and degenerative disk disease....could those cause or make worse dysautonomia...thanks for any info

[StayAtHomeMom]

That is an interesting question. Not sure if bad spine could cause it. I don't see why not though. Maybe someone else has come across that information. 

The sitting can cause symptoms. Sitting can cause blood pooling away from your head and/or heart. In the beginning I would have issues sitting without symptoms. I would talk to your doctor in case it is something else though. 

[jklass44]

I had severe scoliosis as a kid and had surgery for it when I was 13. I still have an area around my left shoulder blade that has lost a lot of sensitivity (almost numb but not quite). My dysautonomia symptoms didn't start and begin to really flare until I was about 18... That being said, I recently asked a neurologist I saw if my spinal issues or scoliosis surgery in general could have caused POTS. He didn't really have an answer for me. He didn't say much at all really... I guess because 5-6 years in between is a long time so it's hard to say for sure  

Ive always thought to some degree that the surgery caused some sort of problems, because it's a major operation and of course there are so many nerves running along and around your spine, but I really have no idea if it triggered dysautonomia. I still have mild back pain nowadays which is usually worse during my time of the month or a symptom flare up. 

[Help4Me]

thank Jklass44 ......my tail bone has hurt for quite a while too......so many nerves in our spine....that go to every organ etc....my spine is a mess....

I had been doing better just laying in bed and resting....or standing even....even though my HR goes up....but after sitting for that hour when I got up.....

wow.....I will try 10 minutes of sitting then 5 standing then 10 sitting etc etc.....to see if that helps.....I miss doing my work.......

[StayAtHomeMom]

Have you ever been to a chiropractor?

[WinterSown]

You can have spinal problems run concurrent with dysautonomia. I have numbness and tingling in my limbs as well as gait and balance problems walking. I was sent for xrays and sonograms and they found spinal radiculopathy in both lumbar and cervical regions. Prescriptions for PT did a great job of relieving a lot of the symptoms from the radiculopathy and increased my mobility but the dysautonomia symptoms are still there. I am 61, these are common afflictions of age, or either work related or sports injuries if you are much younger.  I would call your neuro's office and describe your symptoms and ask if they would like to come in or refer you to another specialist.