Posted by IsoM on March 20, 2002, at 19:15:37
In reply to ISO: thanks, where did you find that material? (nm) » IsoM, posted by Janelle on March 20, 2002, at 17:53:12
I read about this not too long ago & it rang a bell. Ever since I was a little kid, if someone grabbed me in play & held me upside-down, I'd panic. I hate even bending way over on my knees with my head to the floor looking for something. Tried a friend's gravity machine (you're securely strapped in & tilted upside-down to the angle of recline you choose) & immediately felt horrible, dizzy, instant headache. NMH fits me to a T but there's no way I'll do the tilt test. I KNOW what I'll feel like.
Here's a few sites about it. you'll find it referred to as NMH most times. Hope I haven't flooded you with too many sites, but better too much than too little, I hope. You can always ignore that which you don't want to read.
http://www.ourfm-cfidsworld.org/nmh.htm (scroll down this page a bit - it's about NMH)
http://www.med.jhu.edu/peds/cfs.html
http://www.cfids.org/youth/articles/medical/rowe95.htm
http://www.nfra.net/LowBlood.htm
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mecfs/general/nmh2.html (an Australian site - the internet is notoriously slow in Australia, it takes a long time to load this page)For me, it seems the most effective thing is to drink lots & salt lots. During my pregnancy, my salt shaker was always beside me. I really salted food a lot more - craved salt, yet never retained water & my blood pressure never even got slightly high. All the more reason I think I probably have it.
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