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This has been my experience with some ongoing/recent neurological symptoms. Ahidrosis, brain fog, reduced sensation, the list goes on. No doctor has outright sa

This has been my experience with some ongoing/recent neurological symptoms. Ahidrosis, brain fog, reduced sensation, the list goes on. No doctor has outright said it was wholly a mental issue, but they're basically only willing to prescribe antidepressants or benzos. Sadly for most obscure problems you have to seek out help yourself.

erentz 6y ago
WRT reduced sensation and sweating: you may want to find a neurologist who deals with dysautonomia, and maybe get autonomic function testing done. Also look into small fiber neuropathy. There are support groups for these on FB and the like that may have useful information or referrals to good doctors. A lot of doctors hear small fiber neuropathy and only think diabetes. But it’s frequently associated with dysautonomia, progressive and autoimmune/inflammatory in origin.
- treeman79 6y ago
  I have reduced sweating. It sucks big time. Best I can tell its from Sjogrens Or neuropathy problems from Sjogrens. Also dysatonomia is often caused by IIH. Treating IIH, drastically improved symptoms. Literally draining off spinal fluid.
  - dualthro 6y ago
    Can salt intake/blood pressure affect IIH at all?
    - treeman79 6y ago
      Yes. Blood pressure pills help out. Salt is weird. Oddly salt can at times improve IIH. But it’s not something to mess around with. Basically too much water causes organs to swell. Most organs handle this well enough. Brain will swell, but has no room to do so. A big dose of salt will draw water out of organs, including brains. Very good medical case I read up on, but can’t find now. A lot of Sjogrens people recommend adding pink salt to water or other hydration packs. Pure water seems to worsen dehydration. I have found this to true. Be careful as this is a complicated thing, and can hurt yourself by having too much or too little.

erentz 6y ago

WRT reduced sensation and sweating: you may want to find a neurologist who deals with dysautonomia, and maybe get autonomic function testing done. Also look into small fiber neuropathy. There are support groups for these on FB and the like that may have useful information or referrals to good doctors. A lot of doctors hear small fiber neuropathy and only think diabetes. But it’s frequently associated with dysautonomia, progressive and autoimmune/inflammatory in origin.

treeman79 6y ago
I have reduced sweating. It sucks big time. Best I can tell its from Sjogrens Or neuropathy problems from Sjogrens. Also dysatonomia is often caused by IIH. Treating IIH, drastically improved symptoms. Literally draining off spinal fluid.
- dualthro 6y ago
  Can salt intake/blood pressure affect IIH at all?
  - treeman79 6y ago
    Yes. Blood pressure pills help out. Salt is weird. Oddly salt can at times improve IIH. But it’s not something to mess around with. Basically too much water causes organs to swell. Most organs handle this well enough. Brain will swell, but has no room to do so. A big dose of salt will draw water out of organs, including brains. Very good medical case I read up on, but can’t find now. A lot of Sjogrens people recommend adding pink salt to water or other hydration packs. Pure water seems to worsen dehydration. I have found this to true. Be careful as this is a complicated thing, and can hurt yourself by having too much or too little.