Dr. Diana Driscol - Healing from POTS Overcoming Challenges and Finding Hope

Dr. Diana Driscoll, a leading voice in chronic illness research, shares her personal journey battling POTS and her groundbreaking discoveries. In this interview, you'll learn about:

-The hidden causes of POTS and other debilitating symptoms.
-The connection between the vagus nerve and chronic illness.
-How Dr. Driscoll's research transformed her own health and the lives of others.
-The role of neurotransmitter balance and inflammation in dysautonomia.
-Practical strategies for managing chronic illness and supporting vagus nerve health.
-Overcoming the challenges of "invisible illnesses" and finding hope for recovery.

Contact Info:
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Dr. Diana Driscoll: https://drdianadriscoll.com/

This interview offers hope and resources for individuals struggling with POTS, fibromyalgia, Long Covid, and other chronic illnesses. Dr. Driscoll's story is a testament to the power of self-advocacy and personalized medicine.

Share this video with others who may be battling chronic illness. Learn more about Dr. Driscoll's work and resources on her website.

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Show Notes:
1:45 – The Journey’s beginning – upper respiratory sickness after a trip to Costa Rica leading to debilitating POTs symptoms
4:00 – What else brings people to experience these symptoms and how we can help them?
4:50 – Children experiencing symptoms. Dr. Driscoll’s son missed 3 years of school due to fragility from the disorder.
6:00 – The connection of the 80 symptoms to the vagus nerve, the ileocecal valve
12:30 – presentation similar to autoimmunity, but receptors still responding
14:00 – Diana’s 9-year-old and the fuel that kept her going. “I am never going to give up looking for answers until we know what’s wrong with us.”
16:20 – being too sick to advocate for self, but allowing time for acceptance
20:05 – Diagnostic criteria for POTS, Tilt table testing, heart rate and blood pressure
24:25 – Overlap with fibromyalgia, Long Covid, even PTSD
25:30 – Chronic pain/inflammatory conditions ignited – avoiding the label of “chronic pain” patient, covering up the pain versus finding the underlying cause
29:30 – The genetic component that makes us more susceptible to illnesses like dysautonomia;
30:00 – The need for neurotransmitter balance and not just vagus nerve stimulation, the development of Parasym Plus
33:20 – A lifestyle and mindset shift that is needed to keep inflammatory responses down
35:03 – 10 years of being stuck in a room and feeling near death
37:24 – Sometimes less is more, sometimes surgical procedures are not the answer, turning of the response to desperation to fully understand before making decisions
39:00 – oxidation, damage to blood vessels, organs and brain function; 40 % of patients admit to wanting to end their lives because of the extreme suffering
40:00 – A note on medical records impacting the ability to receive proper care
41:00 - Nicotinic nerves vs Muscarinic nerve; pupil response, and tear production
43:00 – Glutathione manufactured in the body and recycling, feedback loop and NAC supplementation
44:00 – Recovering and pacing appropriately to avoid stress activating sympathetic nervous system and causing cortisol dominance
46:00 – Biofeedback HRV monitor, other apps to help bring down stress and turn down the over responding; the need to address the inflammation to maintain the healing
48:30 – improvements to measuring inflammation
49:00 – Resources on inflammation, EDS, high anxiety, genetics resources to help people out of chronic illness
51:00 – Our lives are meant to be lived



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