The sympathetic nervous system interacts with the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis to control the body’s stress response. (2) Stress triggers the adrenal glands to secrete hormones, including cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine, in order to increase blood pressure and blood sugar. Following a stressful event, the parasympathetic nervous system should kick in to decrease stress hormone production and lower blood pressure through the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, among others.
To say the SNS and PNS are antagonistic is an oversimplification. The two systems can work with each other, against each other, or even independently of one another in order to maintain homeostasis, or equilibrium throughout the body’s systems. It’s all about balance.
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