Libby Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 I can't tell if I'm seeing connections where there are none or not. But I've noticed that when I'm feeling faint/nauseous, my posture becomes horrible. Hunched down over my desk or just slouching. I don't think it's lack of energy so much as it's helping with my bp. I'm not tired, not more than usual, I just really feel compelled to slouch.Just me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lejones1 Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Not just you!! I've noticed this so much recently, particularly getting neck pain from it. I used to have pretty good posture, not perfect but it was definitely never an issue. But since POTS...it's honestly terrible. I look like a rag doll. My coworkers laugh because they walk in on me and I'm leaned forward, completely sprawled across my desk, with my neck craned to look up at my computer. Or leaning way back with my feet up. And I drive like a little old lady - slouched forward and hunched over the wheel. It's not something I consciously do - I suspect it's just our bodies attempts to get out brain closer to heart-level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueskies Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Yep, I first noticed this when I was at university -- about 20 odd years ago. I'd try to be as horizontal in my chair as was possible -- sprawled out. Or I'd be resting my head on my desk while listening to the lecturer or tutor. This was long before I was diagnosed with POTS. I just could not stay seated for long without trying to get as horizontal as I could. Some people used to look at me weirdly in class -- all sprawled out as I was -- and I was very aware that I looked strange but I could not sit up straight for the hour or two that these classes lasted.blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westernmass Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 I have noticed this as well. I'm working on strengthening my back in general, with the hope of improving posture and helping my horrible neck pain. I think (purely my thoughts!) that the slouching is a combo of the body's fatigue as well as an attempt to get everything closer to the heart and/or laying down to relieve the effort of dealing with BP and HR swings. Other than strengthening exercises, I've been incorporating some yoga poses and stretching to my daily routine. Also, fwiw--Back in the day, when I was an equestrian, some of the girls who had a naturally rounded posture bought and wore a "shoulders-back" which is sort of a figure 8 thing you wear over you shoulders which helps/forces your shoulders back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeforeTheMorning Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Yeah, I have bad posture. It seems like when I sit or stand up really straight my heart rate gets even higher. When I have to sit for any length of time I'm always kind of sprawled out and I almost always have my feet up on something. People can look at you strangely because of it. I guess the way your feeling might not necessarily show, and people wonder why you just can't sit up 'normally'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjensen Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 For me it seams instinctive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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