Healing Chronic Illness with Marly

Healing Chronic Illness with Marly

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  • POTS & Orthostatic Intolerance

    What to do to test for POTS or OI and how to feel better!

    ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE QUIZ
    Self-report Orthostatlc Grading Scale, Mayo Clin Proc. 2005;80(3):330-334
    (Orthostatic symptoms include worsening dizziness, fatigue, racing heart or brain fog when
    standing.)
    Circle 0-4 below as best applies to you.
    A. Frequency of orthostatic symptoms:
    0. I never or rarely experience orthostatic symptoms when I stand up.
    1. I sometimes experience orthostatic symptoms when I stand up.
    2. I often experience orthostatic symptoms when I stand up.
    3. I usually experience orthostatic symptoms when I stand up.
    4. I always experience orthostatic symptoms when I stand up.
    B. Severity of orthostatic symptoms:
    0. I do not experience orthostatic symptoms when I stand up.
    1. I experience mild orthostatic symptoms when I stand up.
    2. I experience moderate orthostatic symptoms when I stand up and sometimes have to sit
    back down for relief.
    3. I experience severe orthostatic symptoms when I stand up and frequently have to sit back
    down for relief.
    4. I experience severe orthostatic symptoms when I stand up and regularly faint if I do not
    sit back down.
    C. Conditions under which orthostatic symptoms occur:
    0. I never or rarely experience orthostatic symptoms under any circumstances.
    1. I sometimes experience orthostatic symptoms under certain conditions, such as prolonged
    standing, a meal, exertion (e.g., walking), or when exposed to heat (e.g., hot day, hot
    bath, hot shower).
    2. I often experience orthostatic symptoms under certain conditions, such as prolonged
    standing, a meal, exertion (e.g., walking), or when exposed to heat (e.g., hot day, hot
    bath, hot shower).
    3. I usually experience orthostatic symptoms under certain conditions, such as prolonged
    standing, a meal, exertion (e.g., walking), or when exposed to heat (e.g., hot day, hot
    bath, hot shower).
    4. I always experience orthostatic symptoms when I stand up; the specific conditions do not
    matter.
    2
    D. Activities of daily living:
    0. My orthostatic symptoms do not interfere with activities of daily living (e.g., work,
    chores, dressing, bathing).
    1. My orthostatic symptoms mildly interfere with activities of daily living (e.g., work,
    chores, dressing, bathing).
    2. My orthostatic symptoms moderately interfere with activities of daily living (e.g., work,
    chores, dressing, bathing).
    3. My orthostatic symptoms severely interfere with activities of daily living (e.g., work,
    chores, dressing, bathing).
    4. My orthostatic symptoms severely interfere with activities of daily living (e.g., work,
    chores, dressing, bathing). I am bed or wheelchair bound because of my symptoms.
    E. Standing time:
    0. On most occasions, I can stand as long as necessary without experiencing orthostatic
    symptoms.
    1. On most occasions, I can stand more than 15 minutes before experiencing orthostatic
    symptoms.
    2. On most occasions, I can stand 5-14 minutes before experiencing orthostatic symptoms.
    3. On most occasions, I can stand 1-4 minutes before experiencing orthostatic symptoms.
    4. On most occasions, I can stand less than I minute before experiencing orthostatic
    symptoms.
    _____Total Score
    Scores of 9 or higher suggest Orthostatic Intolerance

    THE NASA TEST: https://batemanhornecenter.org/assess-orthostatic-intolerance/

    http://www.dysautonomiainternational.org/pdf/RoweOIsummary.pdf


    15 min
  • Anxiety or Histamine Intolerance?

    Sometimes what we think is anxiety is actually a histamine response in the body. Ingestants, contactants, inhalants and/or injectants that stress our nervous system and causes physical symptoms that mimic anxiety.

    14 min

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