Elfie Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 I have been having some symptoms lately that a family member of mine that is fairly well versed in POTS is concerned might be related to someone else. I recently have been having lots of shaking and also been mildly stuttering when I am having a bad time with POTS. Does this happen to anyone else? I was never a shaker or a stutterer before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maisie87 Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Elfie,Yessss. I do stutter (if the words even come out) and shake when I'm having a bad episode. I get really frusterated because I feel like there is a blockage btw. my brain and the rest of my body. I'll also get a lot of head twitching and my hands and fingers begin to constrict on their own... like I'm sqeezing an invisible stress ball. My only diagnosis is POTS- and I've been tested for everything under the sun.Tremors and speach problems (most often slurring of words) are symptoms of POTS.If this is a new symptom for you, check with your doc. just to be sure. Hope you find some answers and relief,Maisie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsgirl Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 I definitely get the shakiness, and while I usually don't stutter, I get a very 'low' and soft voice when I'm in a bad period. I'm with Maisie - these can be symptoms of POTS, but if they're new, check them out with your doc.Cheers,Jana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylortotmom Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Yep, I always tell people it's just an adrenaline overload (which it seems to be in my case). But of course, get it checked out to be sure Good luck!Carmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiltedharry Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hi to all!This is a little bit funny to me, because i beleaved that Stuttering has nothing to do with POTS. So i didn?t mentioned this before. But Yes I am a Stutterer too.Both, the Stutter and POTS, i have my whole live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I don't stutter, but I definitely shake when I'm going through a rough time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayjay Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I stutter ! Never did before POTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsakatsa Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 When I am extra tired, I stutter. I have a hard time getting words out. I inevitably end up calling it Pos...t..s...that's when I know things are not going well. I feel there is definately a brain connection that does not connect. Sometimes it feels dangerous to do things and drive. Those times always accompany stuttering. Kits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsakatsa Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 I just thought of something, is your doctor watching you for cerebral vasculitis? The blood vessels swell in the brain. It causes intermittent stuttering. I was checked for it the first time I had bad stutters. I ended up having a really high white count. You may want to get a checkup of your blood work. Kits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StacyRN Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 I do shake and stutter when I'm having a bad day, makes it hard to do anything because my hands tremble so badly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 I've had mysterious very mild stuttering every now and then over the years but not regularly. Hmm.....Do feel tremulousness, mostly an inside or on-the-verge feeling but sometimes a little tremor becomes visible. I know an adrenaline surge is supposed to make you shaky but for some reason that doesn't often happen to me. I get the tremulousness lately upon waking in mornings or sometimes after exhaustion (post exhaustion makes most sense to me)... but weirdest of all I can get it right after downing a ton of water quickly (and I think I recall always shivering during saline IV's too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizbiz Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Yes, there are times that I just cant seem to get my words out and I guess I do stutter. I never did this before, but I just spoke to a friend who also mentioned that she has started doing this since having her baby, so I dont know whether for me it is the illness or pregnancy induced brain mush!And I also feel myself slightly shaky if I have been upright for too long. A little lie down or sleep usually helps with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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