I been in remission for 15 weeks now after my doctor prescribed lopressor for my blood pressure I started seeing less and less fainting and dizzy spells. I am actually able to go enjoy my life now
Yes!!!! I took the Yaz birth control pill and it almost killed me! I was diagnosed with POTS and given all kinds of prescription drugs and sent home. Couldn't even lift my head without my BP and heart rate going crazy. One year and 4 months later, I have NO SYMPTOMS of POTS at all... off of ALL Meds including beta blockers and steriods and anxiety meds.
I have been symptom-free totally for 4 months and the 3 months prior to that I only had one to two "episodes" as I call them, a month.
God lead me to an integrative medicine MD, received vitamin C IV's, started taking whole food supplements from Standard Process and drinking tons of water. I was 80% better, but still having weekly episodes. My massage therapist recommended I add a product called Monavie. It is 19 fruits blended together. I told her I had tried other drinks before and they didn't help, but I tried this one anyway. With in 3 months I was symptom free and have been since July 09. I lived with POTS for a year.
For me I am continueing to be symptom free!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!!!!!!
I have never felt absolutely fine, but my symptoms were controlled(by medication, etc.), for up to 1 month, recently. Out of the last year and a half, I had a period of about 4 weeks where I felt better than I had for a long time. There were days(2-3 in a row) where my symptoms acted up in a worse fashion. But, for the most part, I was feeling pretty "normal". I believe that forcing myself to lightly excercise was a big help; if you're able.
I've had some very good streaks that have lasted pretty long... like several months at least. I don't know if my heart rate itself was more stable, but my typical fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, etc. was minimal enough that I felt great (by comparison) and was very active.
I consider myself on the milder side of POTS since I've been spared bouts of complete inactivity, though keeping up activity is almost always a challenge and the intermittent pattern for me keeps an overall disability looming. Keeping my BP high (perhaps too high), I tend to feel significantly better... fludrocortisone has helped with that.
yes but no longer than 3-5 days