The Mississippi Dysautonomia Center

08/25/2025

08/20/2025

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08/11/2025

POTS is a chronic illness that is often invisible to the untrained eye. A person with POTS may not have all of these symptoms, and some may be more sporadic while others are constant. Every person with POTS is different, and it takes individualized treatment to get the best clinical outcome. 🧠

https://www.standinguptopots.org/livingwithpots/pots-symptoms

08/06/2025

💧🫗☀️ This summer, be sure to integrate some electrolytes into your daily intake to help with the Mississippi Heat/humidity!

08/04/2025

Did you know that small fiber autonomic neuropathy in your limbs can correspond to dystomility in your GI tract? That’s because small fiber autonomic nerves aren’t just in your legs or your skin, where they are normally tested. They are found throughout the body and they innervate all of the organs and smooth muscle like the GI tract. Check out this article from autonomic and GI experts exploring this important topic: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9798202

07/28/2025

In this Consensus Statement, an international group of experts and patient representatives validates and endorses the transition from the term ‘Sjögren syndrome’ to ‘Sjögren disease’, and issue several additional recommendations regarding the nomenclature of this disorder.

07/20/2025

Most people with are advised by their doctors to consume 2-3 liters of fluid intake per day. Staying hydrated helps maintain blood pressure and mitigate symptoms. There are many ways to stay hydrated, besides water! And some of these alternatives can also help increase your salt intake.

07/17/2025

A group of clinicians from around the US recently surveyed 553 patients they had diagnosed with MCAS and 558 controls. They found that MCAS patients reported a much higher rate of neurologic and psychiatric disorders compared to controls. POTS was the most common neurologic disorder diagnosed in the MCAS patients.

The MCAS patients also report, on average, only mild benefits from antihistmaines, low dose naltrexone and/or benzodiazepenes. This article highlights the need for more research on the role of mast cells and other immune dysregulation in neurologic and psychiatric disorders, and the need to identify more effective treatments.

Read the article at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354625001061

07/11/2025

It's on the Discovery Channel, but we've got something even scarier to talk about - ! Mayo Clinic experts estimate that 1 out of 100 teens will develop POTS before adulthood. Millions of adults develop POTS too. Learn more: dysautonomiainternational.org/POTS

07/04/2025

Happy Independence Day, America! 🇺🇸 The Mississippi Dysautonomia Center wishes you a day of celebration, freedom, and wellness! 🎉

06/30/2025

Check out this insightful article on why staying cool in the summer heat is crucial for those with dysautonomia. 🥵❄️

POTS is a disorder that causes a significant increase in heart rate after standing up from a lying down position.

06/23/2025

How do you stay hydrated and cool when the weather heats up? Check out our dysautonomia-friendly hydrating drinks, slushy and ice pop ideas for inspiration: dysautonomiainternational.org/pdf/HydratingSummerDrinksPops.pdf