u/EducationalVast4515

I got diagnosed with POTS October last year, I had never had a fainting issue in fact I had never even actually fainted in my life! This past 5-6 months have been very difficult for me and two days ago I had my first fainting episode in the shower, luckily I was sitting on my shower stool and in the corner otherwise it could have gone badly. Now today while walking my dogs I got so lightheaded that I had fell over into a muddy puddle and had to sit there for about seven minutes before I could stand cause I was just so out of it and couldn’t get up. I’m just wanting some suggestions on what can help me with these issues other than the usual, water, salt and electrolytes as I am meeting all of that. I am also seeing a doctor that specialises in POTS and I have a cardiologist but can’t see them til my next appointments which are in about 1 month. The medications I am on are Midodrine, Bisoprolol, and Ivabradine if any of that helps.

I got diagnosed with POTS October last year, I had never had a fainting issue in fact I had never even actually fainted in my life! This past 5-6 months have been very difficult for me and two days ago I had my first fainting episode in the shower, luckily I was sitting on my shower stool and in the corner otherwise it could have gone badly. Now today while walking my dogs I got so lightheaded that I had fell over into a muddy puddle and had to sit there for about seven minutes before I could stand cause I was just so out of it and couldn’t get up. I’m just wanting some suggestions on what can help me with these issues other than the usual, water, salt and electrolytes as I am meeting all of that. I am also seeing a doctor that specialises in POTS and I have a cardiologist but can’t see them til my next appointments which are in about 1 month. The medications I am on are Midodrine, Bisoprolol, and Ivabradine if any of that helps.

I feel like utter crap all the time, I can’t get out of bed, I can’t shower, my mum’s getting upset at me saying that she feels that I’m not trying but I really am. I keep trying to tell her that I don’t feel well but then she keeps telling me that she feels that I’ve lost all my fight even though I feel like I’m fighting every single day. I just don’t know what to do anymore, I feel that I’m stuck in such a mess and I feel that none of my medications are working and I feel like no one’s listening. I feel alone.