I’m aware that Autonomic Dysfunction is a thing post stroke where your body’s essentially automatic responses don’t work as well as they should because the nerve pathways are damaged; mine display as:

– runny nose, I don’t go far without a tissue or many minutes without needing one. This is apparently very common. Its very annoying too.

– temperature regulation, I’ve always been on the warm side and happy knocking about in shorts and a tee shirt all year round. I now find if I wear layers I get too warm very quickly and layers aren’t easy for me to remove either so I just get hot, bothered and frustrated.

I’ve never been a sweaty person, I could work a ten hour day, topped off with 2+ hours of gymnastics and not sweat a drop. I would always shower but I never had that sweaty smell, because of the heat regulation Autonomic Dysfunction I sometimes wake up in a morning and find I need a wash quickly to freshen up, this is all new post stroke, I really dislike it too.

Fight/ flight responses, I sometimes find just being an a certain scenario makes me very anxious and desperate to leave, it displays as a tight chest, feeling of unease and almost panic I’ll try to leave quickly, but nothing is quick is it

Dry lips; I’m not quite sure why this one is different now but my lips always feel dry, on my work desk, home desk, living room side table and car I keep lip moisturisers to try and help. Maybe I need to drink more, especially water but water bottles remain a challenge; especially in work.