What is dysautonomia?

Dysautonomia is a broad term that describes any disease or malfunction of the autonomic nervous system. It can be local, as in reflex sympathetic dystrophy, or generalized, as in pure autonomic failure. It can be acute and reversible, as in Guillain-Barre syndrome, or chronic and progressive.

How do members experience dysautonomia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with dysautonomia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for dysautonomia*

Who has dysautonomia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 10
20s 71
30s 152
40s 153
50s 133
60s 94
70+ 40

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 64
Female 585