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Originally Posted by RidingRollerCoaster
Thank you.
I was also wondering about a physiological explanation for this - if you have one. I have not been able to get a doctor to tell me what is happening in my body and if it is doing long-term damage to my heart or other body systems.
I have read some theories that say there is dysfunction in the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, some theories that say it is C1 pushing on brainstem causing sympathetic nervous system dysfunction, and some theories saying it is an over-stretched ligament in cervical spine causing sympathetic nervous system dysfunction.
I guess I'm just wondering if you ever got an explanation or diagnosis for why you have an adrenaline and cortisol hyper function?
I guess if I understood it better, maybe I wouldn't worry about it so much.
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I would think there is some credibility to the C1 pushing on the brainstem theory, at least in my case. I have a neck injury from my concussion - and as Mark often notes, it is too small to detect, but it's there!
I've been diagnosed with GAD (General anxiety disorder) and the only thing Lexapro does for me is to help me sleep. It has not helped with the anxiety. Oddly enough, I seem to get relief (sometimes) from sleeping in a recliner with my head up vs laying on a pillow. When I sleep in a bed, I have a much higher level of anxiety as soon as I wake up, and there is no escaping that feeling.
Exercise does help me somewhat, but I am going to have to explore the psychological aspect of this (if there is one) to hopefully be able to control it.