Dysautonomia Worse During Menstruation?

[Leigh8]

To the women here - does your POTS or dysautonomia get worse when you have your period? For me, I am always lightheaded and presyncopal, but it is so much worse when I have my period. i can barely stand and am always close to fainting.....ugh!

[imapumpkin]

It's probably because our blood volume is even LOWER than our already low blood volume so it's important to stay extra hydrated during those days. I am usually extra fatigued and definitely have to work harder to keep my blood pressure up on those days, but I also feel somewhat better because that's my placebo week and I'm pretty sure my bc pill is making me sick and my tachy worse.

[arizona girl]

I'm usually worse between ovulation and the first day of my period. One thought though, do you bleed a lot? If you do you may be getting anemic which can also cause similar symptoms that you are describing.

I'd say though most of us women have some kind of flare during the month associated with our cycles.

[icesktr189]

I think its more of hormones than actual blood loss because my symptoms increase way before my period actually does.

[HopeSprings]

YES, much worse during.

[Canadiangirl73]

My symptoms also get worse around the time of ovulation and actually get better a few days into my period.

[joyagh]

Totally worse. I used to feel great at ovulation. Now I am grumpy and crampy and in pain. then 2 weeks of declining **** til day 3 of my new cycle.

I feel way better in CO now, but still having problems and PMS is worse than the 10 good days I get early in my cycle.

[MomtoGiuliana]

My symptoms are typically worse 2-3 days prior to the start of my period.

[diamondcut]

I am the same a few days before my period and for the first few days are always worse with symptoms and especially headaches. Think a lot have posted how as our hormones drop symptoms become worse.

[EllenD]

This has definitely been an issue for me - so much so that my doctor put me on birth control pills for 3 months at a time (so I only have my period 4 times a year).

[rach73]

Hi

just by chance I was listening to the radio this week (radio 4 either weds or thurs at 9pm for those of you with access to the i player) it was a programme on why women live longer than men. For those of you interested its 78 for men and 82 for women (average age spans).

They were talking about women and their hormones and I didnt know this but every womans heart rate increases by around 20% during menstruation. I nearly fell out of bed! I wonder if its a combination of hormones and the increased hr that makes us feel so ill during that time of the month?

Just thought it was interesting I dont menstruate thanks to cerazette contraceptive pill so I dont experience the awful pots symptoms during this time - they are just pretty awful all the time! lol. However when I wasn't on this pill I was having a lot of blackouts.

Rach