Does a Periaqueductal Gray-vagus Nerve Interface Malfunction Explain the Nat hx With Its Numerous Co-morbidities?

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• •Unstable medical conditions
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• •Investigator discretion that participant would not be suitable to participate
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• •Pregnant or breastfeeding
• •History of POTS or orthostatic symptoms, migraines, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, PTSD. Functional gastrointestinal disorders, fainting, dysmenorrhea, or other chronic pain syndrome, inpatient psychiatric admissions, substance use disorder, trauma such as a motor vehicle accident, surgery, or other significant physical or emotional trauma in the last 5 years
• •Cognitive defects that preclude answering questionnaires or following assessment directions
• •Other chronic unstable diseases
• •Unstable medical conditions
• •Use of narcotics
• •Severe depression or anxiety (untreated / unstable)
• •Limited English proficiency
• •Investigator discretion that participant would not be suitable to participate
• •A phone older than 5 years old or unable to support EMA software