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Where can you get ginger tea? On occasion I get severly nauseous, so much so that I can't eat or drink anything. Can barely choke down enough water to take the medications that I need daily. Most recent episode I was sick for about 4 days, laid in bed for 4 days, my mom had to take me to the hospital for saline and phenergan through an IV because I couldn't get the pills down. I can use all the help and advice that I can get, so any and all would be GREATLY appreciated.

My mom and I both take 10mg of Melatonin. She takes it every night, I don't, just when I need it. But we get the bottle with 5mg pills in it and take 2, which my cardio has said shouldn't be a problem. I get jerky feelings which kinda feel like muscle spasms or the way your body jerks when you are somewhat asleep and you jerk awake, when I take it with certain other things. So if I have prolonged problems sleeping I will take either the Melatonin or the Mirtazipine, but can't take them together.

That is a great article, but it's even better knowing the history first hand. I am a descendent of the Hatfield line and reside right in the middle of where the fued happened.

Hey everyone, thanks for all your votes. I am trying to solicit more today, cause Ed is down to 49.30%, and the voting ends at 6pm (California time I think). So if you don't mind to vote again, we would greatly appreciate it.

Well, I am finally going to introduce myself to the forum. My name is Sarah and I am 26 and live in a very rural area of West Virginia. I was diagnosed with POTS in November 2004 followed by an agreed diagnoses from an EP in Feb 2005. Along with POTS, I was also diagnosed with SVT, Arrythmia/Disrrythmias and ARVD. In March of 2005 I was discharged from the military and subsequently lost all of the current treatments because I had to move back to WV. Since then, I have had some trouble finding any doctors who are familiar with POTS. I was recently hospitalized because of a 2nd heart attack and had another Echo done, this echo came with the diagnoses of Cardiomyopathy and Paroxysmal Tachy, as well as an EKG which told us that I have silent Ischemia. I have been getting treatment at our local VAMC, which has been fair, but I haven't seen a cardio since last year, and can't get in to see one until next month. So I am pretty much just sitting around waiting, and it is frustrating. I am on 100mg of Atenolol (50mg 2x a day), but since the heart attack 3 weeks ago, my BP was so low that now I have to check it 2x a day before I can take my heart meds. I was prescribes propanolol for the Arrythmia, but I didn't care much for the Cardio at the hosp who prescribed it. He met with me for about 10 minutes, completely seemed to dismiss the idea of POTS and just didn't seem to care, so I am waiting to see my doctor before starting any new medications. Well, I hope that I haven't rambled too much, and if anyone has any opinions or advice, please feel free to tell me. I need all the help I can get from people who know what this disorder does. Things just seem to have gotten worse over the past 6 months and, as all of you know, it is hard to function some days. So I hope everyone is doing well.

Hey everyone, a friend of mine is in a Mustache contest and has made it to round two. This round ends Sunday at 6pm and it is really really close right now. His name is Ed Baker and he has 49.95% of the votes and his opponent, a girl with a mustache drawn on her finger, currently has 50.05% of the votes. I am trying to help him as much as possible by getting him as many votes as I can. The winner gets a new 2007 Chevy Truck. So if you have a free minute, and don't mind, would you please help my friend Ed get to round 3? Here is the link and info: http://www.jackmustachemadness.com/R2two_G1.html Ed is on the right hand side of the screen, under Matchup #2

Well, this is my first official post, and I haven't introduced myself yet, but I wanted to comment about not sleeping. I have had problems for the last 3 or 4 years, and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. Some nights, I won't sleep at all, some days I want to do nothing but sleep. They diagnosed me with Chronic Insomnia, but I can't seem to get a doctor to give me anything except Mirtazapine, which doesn't work. I'm a veteran so they are extremely leery to prescribe anything that could be "habit forming". So i'm as frustrated and awake as everyone else. But I will say that 100mg of Benadryl does help a little, not much, but anything that could help, i'm willing to try. Now it's time to try and sleep, just got off work, so good night to all. Sarah