Some suffering headache, dizziness or numbness in the extremities will see a neurologist; others will visit an ear, nose and throat specialist for help with tinnitus, dizziness or the sensation of a foreign object in the throat; still others will consult a urologist for frequent urination.
根據林耿立的臨床經驗，求診的病人以二、三十歲，且為首次發作的年輕女性居多，女性病患大約是男性的二、三倍，他推測原因可能是自律神經受到荷爾蒙濃度影響，因此女性在生理期前後、產後、更年期等階段，都較容易引發自律神經失調。