katcanny Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Hi to all you lovely people, Just wanting some advice, I am really tachy today my heart feels like it is jumping out of my chest every hour but my HR is within normal range but high for me resting. Just to make my life easier lol I got my hair dyed two days ago and had a reaction to the dye so have a rash over my head and some swelling in my forehead so currently feel like I'm growing a horn! ? I feel like rubbish but don't want to make a hospital trip as my doctor has finished for the day! What do people do to try and relax when they are tachy and have palpitations? I am laying on the couch as earlier I was out paying bills and thought I couldn't breathe, my HR Shot up and I got a hot flush all of a sudden my chest felt weird I'm not sure if it was a panic attack or just being a bit potsy today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 So sorry katcanny. It helps me to listen to music or try to do some coloring. I find coloring so relaxing! I have books and crayons and a sharpener in a box next to my favorite place on the bench, so really easy to grab them and put aside. Hope things will start getting better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Variable symptoms from day to day or hour to hour are typical with POTS. I know it's hard and can be alarming. The reaction you had could have triggered the symptoms. I find increasing fluids and salt helps. Actually coconut water with a bit of salt added helps me the most. I also try meditation and breathing exercises. I agree w Corina that finding quiet distractions can help too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katcanny Posted December 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Thank you so much for the replies! I held off going to the hospital last night and fought through it! Still a little bit tachy today and very dizzy but taking it easy doing little bits then sitting down to get my HR down again! I was trying to come up with a reason why I was so tachy and I thought it may have been the reaction to the hair dye and then as I was thinking what else I had done was started vitamin D3 tablets and I read that they can give you heart palpitations and high heart rate! Has anyone else had this with vitamin D3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 I haven't read that about D3 although that doesn't mean it isn't a side effect. Interestingly, Vit D deficiency can also cause elevated HR. While I can't say if it's happening to you, my POTS definitely flares when I have allergic reactions to anything. The release of histamine and prostaglandin from an allergic reaction causes other symptoms of a stress response in the body, so that's not unheard of. Have you done anything to address the reaction? Katie P.S. I have been dealing with a rash (not allergic) that gets in my scalp and I really feel for you. It's very annoying and not an easy place to treat topically. Hope it resolves quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katcanny Posted December 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Hi Katie, Im still yuck today but my doc gave me a lotion and that has taken the redness and itchiness away from my scalp rash so thats a good thing! It's still lumpy but that is looking and feeling better! I am really dizzy today and short of breath with chest pains here and there, I just want to lay in bed all day or go to the hospital I think they are my two options! But I always get a flare up when I have so much to do! I have a nephews bday today and my sons school Christmas ? carols tonight at 7pm and I know if I go to hospital they will keep me in and I'll miss out! I hate days like today when I shouldn't be sick and should be able to just be a mum and not worry about having to go the hospital or breathing or heart rate or any of the stupid things that's comes with this syndrome! Katie Im sorry to hear that you have a scalp rash I feel for you honestly I do, I scratch at night when I'm sleeping I don't even realise it until the morning when i wake up all sore and swollen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KiminOrlando Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Hi Katcanny, I used to have a reaction to hair dye just like what you said and I found a stylist who knew a trick to avoid it. Once you completely heal, if you are up for it, have the stylist test a spot on the underside of your hair at the nape if the neck so it doesn't show. The trick is to add a packet of Sweet and Low to the dye for the test site. Let it sit like you would if you were doing your whole head, then wait a week to see if you react. It must be Sweet and Low to get the desired chemical reaction. My hair is shoulder length and when we do my hair, I use 3 packets mixed with the dye. You may need more, depending on the length of your hair and your reactivity. THIS DOES NOT WORK FOR DO IT YOURSELF HAIR DYE. Professional hair dyes only. I thought I would try it myself and I was miserable for about 2 1/2 weeks. It may not work for you, but I thought I would pass along the info. It is one thing to feel bad, but we should at least be able to look good while we are enduring it. Feel better. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katcanny Posted December 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 Thank you so much Kim for the advice! Since I'm still in the stage of waiting to see a specialist and only on one medication I was trying to look better to try and make myself feel somewhat normal! I will definitely mention this to my hairdresser when I go again in another 4 weeks. My doc gave me a lotion that has really helped so I'm feeling better but hated having my symptoms jump around so much and feeling terrible but at least I had fabulous hair! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scmnewlgpt Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 What's the name of the lotion? I was diagnosed just two weeks ago during an acute exacerbation. I am not back to work yet. Started having a hot flush two days ago when I was trying to rest in my recliner in a sitting position (still on medodrine) in the afternoon. The next day it happened a couple of times in the afternoon. Then the day after that it happens about three to four times, once in the morning and the rest in the afternoon and evening. Then at night I had some hot flushes at one point and this morning I woke, took my medication and about 2 hours after that got flushed again and had what looks like a bit of a rash. A tiny itchy, but very very subtle. Emailed my physician. And mainly where I have my bra or my compression hose around my waist. Thought about calling on call physician, just didn't know if it's Med related or just a pots thibg. Waiting for the results of my MCAD testing. I did take a Zyrtec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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