Dysautonomia is one of the most common symptom drivers in Long Covid, and in this film I talk to Dr Boon Lim, Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, and clinical lead for the Imperial Syncope Unit @ Hammersmith Hospital to discuss how it presents, why it happens, and how he treats it in his clinic.

Ever wondered why you wake up in the night with your heart racing? We talk about that too.

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The Long Covid Handbook (Oct 2022), by Gez Medinger and Professor Danny Altmann and published by Penguin Books is now available in paperback, ebook and audiobook. A singular resource that brings together everything patients, clinicians and academics have learnt about the condition since early 2020, as well as lessons from sufferers and researchers of ME/CFS and other chronic conditions. It offers world leading expert advice on understanding, managing and treating Long Covid. The Long Covid Handbook is available from the following links:

US: https://a.co/d/0gvkJCU

UK: https://amzn.eu/d/9KjurGb

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Dr Lim is also author of Penguin Life Expert Book "Keeping Your Heart Healthy": https://amzn.to/3n6Vi4r

https://drboonlim.co.uk

In the next films in this series we will discuss the role of tilt tests, analyse some results, and demonstrate how breathwork can have an immediate and powerful impact on HRV.

Film 2 - Tilt Test vs Battle:
   • Fixing Your Autonomic Function in Lon...  

Part 3: How To Boost Your HRV
   • How to Boost Your HRV | With Dr Boon ...  

The device used by Dr Lim is called the Inner Balance (from HeartMath). There is a discount code (StopFainting10) which you can use to get a 10% discount on the order at: https://www.heartmath.co.uk/shop/

CONTENTS:

0:00 Introduction
1:12 What is Dysautonomia?
3:48 The 'CLUNK'
7:10 How to Handle Activity
10:00 Pacing and Parasympathetic Stimulation
12:15 The Physiology of Yawning
15:30 How To Treat Dysautonomia?
22:20 Pharmacological Interventions
24:30 Palpitations at Night
26:15 Outro

RESOURCES:

https://stopfainting.com/long-covid-r...

Suzy Bolt : Rest Repair Recovery program
https://www.360mindbodysoul.co.uk/

ENO Breathe:
https://www.eno.org/breathe/

Breathe yourself better (link to Inner Balance here with 10% discount code - also supporting the www.stopfainting.com website!)
https://stopfainting.com/breathe-your...

Article - freely available: Autonomic dysfunction in long covid:
https://stopfainting.com/wp-content/u...