d4g7 Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 I seem to wake up every morning with flu like symptoms - headache, runny nose, sneezing etc - this has been going on for over a year. Does anyone else with POTS experience this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamagirl Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 I get this almost every morning. It's worse when I am more symptomatic. My nose will run, my eyes will water(so bad that I have to put vaseline on the corners so I won't rub them raw wiping them constantly), I sneeze, I get a tension headache. On other days I may get the chills and my nose will be so stopped up I have to use afrin for about a week. I have told the doctors this and they just scratch their head. I have no idea why this happens, just know that you are not alone. Take care-Bamagirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4g7 Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Thanks for that. I had a feeling it may be related, there seems to be no other cause for it. I guess the doctors still don't know all the symptoms yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylortotmom Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 There was a period of time where I felt like I had the flu ALL the time. I finally gave up and went to a doctor. After being put on a megadose antibiotic I have had three awesome weeks physically. It is really esy to discount all our symptoms as being a result of dysautonomia but sometimes we have symptoms for other reasons. I wish I would have gone to the doctor sooner now. So......, get it check out because you might really have an infection that CAN be helped. Carmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneEyre9 Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Could the flu like symptoms possibly be related to your environment? If you experience them only in one place (like only at home or only at work), then it's possible they are due to problems in the air (chemicals, mold, allergens, etc.) This was the case for me a number of years ago. Kristen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poohbear Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 I was thinking along the same lines as Kristen!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthomas521 Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Runny nose, sneezing, and headache sound more like hayfever symptoms than flulike symptoms. Flulike symptoms would include fever, swollen glands, and muscle aches. If you say flulike symptoms when you really mean hayfever symptoms, the docs might go off in the wrong direction. If I perpetually had a runny nose, I'd see an allergist. Allergies can make POTS much worse. When the juniper pollen is in the air in the late winter, I get a very bad flareup of POTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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