r/AskDocs • u/pumpkinlover234 Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional • 10h ago
POTS advice?
just wanted to show this photo and see if anyone else with pots has this bad of blood flow and what they do to manage it? i was having an episode of symptoms and put my legs up on the wall like google recommends pff, i felt all the blood pouring down my legs and instantly my legs went so pale. put my legs back down and they felt on fire and were super red, obviously ik this is showing bad blood flow but curious what advice anyone may have? i also will get racing heartbeat, fatigue, headaches, nausea, upset stomach, etc. when it first happened i went to the urgent care where they determined all blood work normal and EKG normal, when i asked about POTS he said it would make a lot of sense, i never had these issues before-but i am recovering from a neck/back injury which led me to be bed bound alot more and not very active, i got on Gabapentin for nerve pain and it gave me a 2 week period( crazy i know ) at the end of the period is when these symptoms started happening, i started taking care of myself like someone who has POTS and saw a big difference, just started my period again and having the worst flare up today of POTS symptoms, also didn’t eat the best which might add to it. anyway, going to see a cardiologist but it’ll be a while, anyone have advice :/
23 f, 130 pounds
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