ramakentesh Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 the day after I got POTS my mum said i had racoon rings. I always seem to get them now from reading or computer use. Anyone else?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewatcher Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 My son and I get them from allergies. Sometimes they are called "allergic shiners." For us it is usually a prequel to getting a sinus infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyt Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 always blue under my eyes. the more they spread around and the darker they gett, well is one indicator for my close ones to know that i better ust sitt/lay still...=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayjay Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 yes I get these... but treating my allergies never helped. I think it is a pots thing for me. I even look better in photos if I am sitting down with my legs up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsgirl Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Yes! They're horrible. If I have to choose one make-up item to use, it would always be concealer for my undereyes. The rings do make me look sick. Allergies don't help.If anyone has a solution, I'm ready to hear it!Cheers,Jana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I have them too. I think it's just cause (for me, anyways) a lot of the time simple things take so much out of me..and it just shows. I never got them this often or this bad before POTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjanzing Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I've had them all my life. I apply makeup every day too to try to hide them but the more fatigue I'm having the worse they get. I used to think they were from allergies but now can see that they are from fatigue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kali Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Yeah, I have those too. Plus, some of the veins around my eyes became pretty prominent, as well. For me, the rings don't seem to be related to reading and computer use; however, I have worse visual distortions after those activities and my eyes become very fatigued very quickly. My eyes start to hurt, presumably from strain, and I get dizzy, so I just close them for a while. I don't know what would cause the rings under your eyes after reading/using the computer, but a guess is that it could very well be a manifestation of fatigue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikainorlando Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Yes. I have gotten the veins too! But my eyes get very dark underneath when I have been up upright too long. Erika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogini Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Yes, I have terrible dark circles - but I barely know anyone who doesn't complain about this! Thank goodness for undereye concealer, lol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted December 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Just thought it was interesting considering that the dark rings are leaky capillaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 I have more of a 'tanned' color below my eyes, almost a deeper pigmentation. I also have this on my elbows, knees,etc. So not sure if this is what you are referring to, but I've had that since I got POTS, so guessing it must have something to do with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurehope Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Tammy,Have you had the function of your adrenal glands checked via a cosyntropin stimulation test? Your adrenals may need support and this may be why your POTS symptoms appeared at the same time as the color in your skin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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