katcanny Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Hi to all the lovely people on here! After some advice and reassurance please.. I have tonsillitis, it is the first time I have had a virus since being diagnosed with POTS. I am not on anything other than fludrocortisone as I haven't seen a specialist yet! so being sick has caused a lot of chest pain and palpitations and shortness of breath and dizziness. Is there anything I can do to ease my symptoms they make me anxious and that makes me feel worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 So sorry you are not feeling well. For many of us, being sick can also worsen POTS symptoms; any fever in particular can raise hr, etc.. Yes anxiety can make symptoms worse too! I always make sure I am hydrated, manage fever and rest as much as possible. Hopefully you can find quiet things to do that distract from your symptoms. Meditation and breathing exercises can help too. I like Dr. Weil's advice on this, including his book Spontaneous Healing, which addresses mindfulness and breathing exercises among other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katcanny Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Thank you so much for the advice I will have to look up that drs book and techniques. I went to my gp but he is on holidays so another saw me and then I ended up going to ER as he wanted me to be checked for a chest infection aswell! Luckily after a couple of hours, chest X-ray, ecg, blood test I was on my way home again! Thankfully nothing sinister just symptomatic from the tonsillitis, I really need to see this specialist my life is so far from normal at the moment I am only on florinef and it helps some but not with my tachycardia! I have to go back to work the last week of January so I need to try and work out how I can deal with these symptoms otherwise I will lose my job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Hope you can see the specialist as soon as possible. Hope you are feeling better. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katcanny Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Thank you for the kind words momtoguiliana I have my fingers crossed too, I love my job and really don't want to lose it! As I have just recently been diagnosed and fallen ill it's been a really hard adjustment for everyone in my household, I have a 10 year old son and my partner who I have been with for 7 years is struggling with the change in the relationship dynamic. I rely heavily on my own mother lucky for me she is still young enough to run me around and look after me when I need it, I don't know what I'd do without her! It's a really hard thing to deal with having a chronic illness and I think I'm starting to get anxiety about it. Is that normal? I get scared when I am alone with my son just incase I pass out or feel really unwell with chest pains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Yes it is normal to feel anxiety about these symptoms. I experienced that too and I think many of us here do. For most of us, significant symptoms do subside with time and treatment. So hold on to that very reasonable hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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