Pots Hole or Hormones?

[DSM3KIDZ]

I have been reading all of your posts on The POTS Hole and realize that the feelings are all to familiar. At least once or twice a month I fall into these days of pure exhaustion. I'm not tired just completely fatigued. My body feels heavy and I have a hard time getting daily tasks done without forcing myself. Sometimes I would go a month or two without crashing but when I do I have brain fog, feel disconnected from everyone and emotionally down. All these years I've thought it was hormones or a bug or just the exhaustion a mother experiences since it's only been since I had kids. But now after all this research and the POTS, AN dx I can't help but wonder if it's always been the POTS and I was just uninformed.

Who knows it could also be a hormonal thing or something else but it's definitely got me thinking..........

I heard if you have sudden symptoms the chance of recovery is better. I was holding on to that hope because my symptoms became apparent overnight. Now I'm scared my chances just went down.

Oh well, it is what it is eventually I'll get to the point of acceptance. I just was sharing what's on my mind.

Have a good night's rest to everyone!

Dayna

[morgan617]

Dayna, I think the general consensus is, that our hormones affect our OI. How old are you? And don't give up hope, the studies do say, sudden onsets have a higher chance of recovery. I was born this way, not wired right, so I've had about 50 years to adjust....morgan

[DSM3KIDZ]

Morgan-

Well I just turned 28. I also learned if there will be recovery it takes a long time. So I'm not expecting anything overnight. I'm sorry to hear you've been living like this for so long. I hope if research helps cure anyone you get the first chance at it.

Dayna