A Randomized Comparison of the Effect of Two Diuretics, a Converting Enzyme Inhibitor, and a Sympathomimeticamine on Weight Loss in Diet-Refractory Patients

Use of sympathomimetic amines to correct premenstrual urticaria and anaphylaxis

“…Thus the clinical conditions that result from the defect are not severe enough until compromised by further decrease in sympathetic tone that may occur in the mid to late luteal phase. The increased cellular permeability syndrome is known to cause edema and weight gain by not allowing sufficient sympathetic signals to the capillaries to diminish capillary permeability in response to the increase in hydrostatic pressure that occurs in the erect position [16]. This mechanism could explain the well known phenomenon of premenstrual edema.…”

A novel effective treatment for menière’s disease - dextroamphetamine sulfate

“…The only other manifestation of the increased cellular permeability syndrome was edema of her ankles and fingers [5,16]. She had noted, probably related to the edema that she had trouble losing weight despite dieting and moderate exercise [16].…”

“…Her initial weight for this 60 inch woman was 122 pounds. Associated with the abrogation of the edema was an 11 pound weight loss [16]. She is no longer dieting.…”

Marked improvement of vulvovaginitis of unknown origin in a pediatric patient - case report

“…The authors advised the child and her mother that they believed she had hypofunction of the sympathetic nervous system syndrome otherwise known as the sympathetic neural hyperalgesia edema syndrome. This would explain the weight gain and could explain the vulvar and vaginal severe irritation and discomfort [5]. Thus they suggested that her inability to focus in school and possibly the reason for her recent drop from a top student to mediocre could be related to attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (though in her case lacking the hyperactivity).…”