{"id":655,"date":"2017-09-05T17:51:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/?p=655"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:51:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:51:24","slug":"tuesdaytips-lifestyle-adaptations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/tuesdaytips-lifestyle-adaptations\/","title":{"rendered":"#TuesdayTips: Lifestyle Adaptations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TuesdayTips\"<\/a>Dysautonomia International asked patients to share what lifestyle adaptations they use to help manage their dysautonomia symptoms as part of our #TuesdayTips project. Look out for other #TuesdayTips posts on social media and your tips\u00a0may be featured on our blog!<\/em><\/p>\n

Breaking my meals up into smaller meals. If I’m going somewhere that requires a lot of walking or somewhere in a warm climate, I use a wheelchair or scooter The biggest adaptation is always planning when we go places. -Lydia M.<\/p>\n

As a nurse, I take electrolyte tablets, wear complete compression hose, and drink NUUN tablets in my water! I salt absolutely everything and take frequent sitting breaks (even if I’m putting in an IV!). I always wear layers so when I have hot spells I can take them off. -Karena M.<\/p>\n

Mornings are tough for me, so for mornings where I have to go to work I “automate my mornings” as much as possible, which means I make as many decisions the night before and get things ready so I don’t have to worry about them when I wake up. For example, I set my alarm an hour before I have to get up to take my medications (then go back to sleep) so my blood pressure and heart rate have time to stabilize I also have my medications in a pill container for the day ready to go, and I set out my clothes, pack lunch, and set out anything I need to take with me for the day. -Megan\u00a0H.<\/p>\n

Salt, salt, salt! -Brooklynn B.<\/p>\n

Having a pillow and my walker to put my legs up on helps. Plus, the walker allows me to sit anywhere. I couldn’t survive without it. Mine is a walker\/wheelchair, and the seat faces forwards and has a footrest so I can be pushed in it and also use it as a walker. -Sarah S.<\/p>\n

Before getting out of bed, I drink water and “pump” my legs. Using compression, taking electrolyte tablets, and drinking water – no caffeinated drinks – helps. I also have regular sleep and wake patterns, and my diet is about 80% Paleo. I also read encouraging scripture each day! -Brandie\u00a0D.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"youtube\"<\/a>\"vimeo\"<\/a>\"instagram\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"reddit\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"tumblr\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dysautonomia International asked patients to share what lifestyle adaptations they use to help manage their dysautonomia symptoms as part of our #TuesdayTips project. Look out for other #TuesdayTips posts on social media and your tips\u00a0may be featured on our blog! Breaking my meals up into smaller meals. If I’m going somewhere that requires a lot … Continue reading #TuesdayTips: Lifestyle Adaptations<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":695,"href":"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655\/revisions\/695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}