Positives

• An ME/CFS patient doing remote EMDR reports it successfully desensitized them to medical gaslighting—doctor appointments no longer cause the same stress and anxiety Reddit.
  
  
• A dysautonomia patient reports EMDR “saved my sanity and calmed my body down”—adrenaline dumps have less effect and blood pressure and heart rate improved without frequent panic attacks Reddit.
  
  
• A dysautonomia/POTS patient with PTSD reports feeling much more calm and at ease after even a small EMDR trial run using positive memories—believes it could significantly help with symptom management Reddit.
  
  

Negatives

• A POTS/MCAS/IST patient reports noticing a pattern of symptom flares after deeper EMDR sessions, including intense visual disturbances with patterned floors and strobe lights Reddit.
  
  

Hurdles & Side Effects

• A POTS patient reports their first intensive EMDR session triggered a significant POTS flare with dizziness and nausea on top of expected fatigue and emotional burnout Reddit.
  
  
• A therapist with POTS notes that eye movements specifically can trigger dysautonomia symptoms and recommends asking about alternative bilateral stimulation methods that do not involve eye tracking Reddit.