Autonomic Dysfunction, POTS & Post-Viral Recovery
Support for a system that no longer regulates the way it used to.
If you’re navigating POTS, dysautonomia, Long COVID, or post-viral fatigue, care requires nuance.
These patterns are rarely isolated — they involve circulation, nervous system tone, immune signaling, and energy regulation working together (or not). Treatment here reflects that complexity.
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Who This Page Is For
You may be navigating:
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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
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Dysautonomia
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Long COVID
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ME/CFS
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Orthostatic intolerance
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Persistent fatigue following viral illness
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Lightheadedness, heart racing, temperature instability
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Brain fog, unrefreshing sleep, exertion intolerance
Often, standard testing looks “fine.” But your body doesn’t feel fine.
This is care for that in-between space.
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What’s Happening in the Body
The autonomic nervous system regulates:
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Heart rate
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Blood pressure
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Digestion
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Temperature
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Energy production
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Sleep-wake rhythm
After infection, prolonged stress, trauma, or inflammatory illness, that regulation can become unstable. Signals misfire. Circulation shifts. The body overreacts or under-responds.
From an East Asian Medicine perspective, this often reflects disrupted circulation, depleted reserves, and a system stuck in defensive overdrive.
Treatment does not force the body. It helps it reorganize.
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How Acupuncture May Help
Research suggests acupuncture can influence autonomic tone, vagal regulation, inflammatory signaling, and microcirculation.
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In practice, people often notice:
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Fewer heart rate spikes
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Less internal “buzzing” or adrenaline surges
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More stable energy
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Improved sleep depth
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Gradual increase in resilience
Some changes are subtle at first. With complex conditions, progress tends to be layered and cumulative.
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Herbal Medicine Support
Herbal medicine can:
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Support vascular tone
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Improve circulation to the brain and extremities
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Rebuild depleted reserves
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Reduce post-viral inflammatory patterns
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Stabilize digestion and fluid metabolism
Formulas are individualized. This is not generic supplementation.
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What to Expect
Care for autonomic dysfunction is steady work.
It is not a one-visit fix.
It is not a quick reset.
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It is gradual recalibration.
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We track patterns over time. We adjust carefully. We collaborate with your broader medical team when needed.
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Booking & Next Steps
If your nervous system hasn’t felt steady since illness, stress, or a major life shift — you’re not imagining it.​
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Support for autonomic dysfunction, POTS, and post-viral recovery is available through:
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Tending the Terrain
Private acupuncture with herbal prescribing to support autonomic regulation, circulation, energy stability, and systemic recovery.
Learn More | Book a Session
Clarifying the Path
Advanced herbal consultations without acupuncture — ideal for those managing fatigue, orthostatic symptoms, or post-viral patterns who want focused herbal support between or beyond acupuncture visits.
Learn More | Book a Session
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