Mild mitral valve prolapse is not life threatening, and to relieve the symptoms cardiologists prescribe propranolol, a beta blocker, as well as alprazolam, which mitigates anxiety and relaxes muscles. Both drugs are also used by psychiatrists to suppress an overexcited sympathetic nervous system. Who's at risk?
總而言之，自律神經失調雖不是正式的「疾病」，但它是身體不可忽視的「警訊」，它考驗現代醫療見樹不見林、各自為政的沈痾，也提醒現代人，障礙、失調的，其實不只是神經而已。