Your Racing Heart, Dizziness, and Temperature Swings Aren’t Anxiety. They’re Dysautonomia.
Free overview guide covering what dysautonomia is, the four patterns underneath it, and a one-week self-check to bring to your clinician.
Dr. Robert Groysman, MD
Long COVID Specialist • Author, Complete Long COVID Handbook
“I wrote this guide to show the read I use before any test is ordered: what sets a symptom off, how soon it arrives, what comes with it, and what settles it. Bring that pattern to your clinician and the appointment starts somewhere useful.”
- Why dysautonomia is an umbrella, and the four patterns under it
- A one-week self-check log, filled in on paper
- What an evaluation looks for, and the free demo to run first
Download Your Free Dysautonomia Overview Guide
“Just ordered the book. Have had dysautonomia longer than Long COVID but it’s been worse since COVID 5 years ago. On a beta blocker finally but that’s it.”
Kathy P.S.
What You’ll Learn
Each topic is covered in clear, non-technical language you can share with your provider.
- How the autonomic nervous system works and what happens when it breaks down after COVID
- Why dysautonomia is an umbrella, and the four patterns underneath it: upright, alerting, digestive, temperature
- Why symptoms spanning multiple organ systems (heart, gut, temperature, sleep) often trace back to one dysregulated system
- A one-week self-check log you fill in on paper, and where to take it next
- Why standard cardiac, GI, and neurological workups come back “normal” when the real problem is autonomic
- What an evaluation looks for, and why the pattern comes before the test
What’s Inside This Guide
Six sections that build on each other, from the pattern to the appointment.
It’s Not Anxiety
Why the responses you feel are physical, why dysautonomia is an umbrella rather than one diagnosis, and why a list of symptoms, however long, does not establish it.
One Umbrella, Several Patterns
The upright pattern, the alerting pattern, the digestive regulation pattern, and temperature and sweat regulation. What each one is, and what it does not prove.
The Four Questions
What set it off, how soon it started, what came with it, what settled it. The read Dr. Groysman runs before any test is ordered, and why timing carries the most weight.
Your One-Week Self-Check
A log you fill in on paper, one row per episode, with a worked example. Then where to take it: the Triggers and Timing free demo at groysmanmethod.com.
What I Look For at an Evaluation
Why the pattern tells a clinician where to look first, why testing still decides, and what a written plan from an evaluation contains.
Where the Tools Pick Up
The five educational tools at groysmanmethod.com, what each one asks that a symptom checklist does not, and how to start with the free demos.
Dysautonomia is an umbrella, not one diagnosis, and a list of symptoms, however long, does not establish it. What points toward it is a pattern: what sets a symptom off, how soon it arrives, what comes with it, and what settles it. Cardiology handles the racing heart, gastroenterology the bloating, neurology the dizziness, and each workup comes back normal for the organ it was looking at. This guide shows you how to notice the pattern they are each seeing one piece of.”
Dr. Robert Groysman, MD Long COVID Specialist
- Treating Long COVID patients for over 5 years
- Author, The Complete Long COVID Handbook (7-volume series)
- Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology and American Board of Pain Medicine
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Medical Disclaimer: This guide is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The self-check included in this guide is not a diagnostic tool. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making any changes to your treatment plan. The information provided is based on current research and clinical experience but should not replace professional medical consultation.