kiltedharry

Hello! I believe i have this Intolerance of the Autonomic System too! The latest evidence of that is the taking of Cymbalta, which my Docter and i decided to give a try. The First Time i took a whole one of the 30mg Cymbalta and After 4 Hour i feeling the next 3 Days so Confused that i can?t take any one more After one Week of recovering i decided to take just a half one. The first one was with just a little affect, but after the 3.day with the 3. half one i got the same Confused as before! Now I?m in the recovery phase again, and i asking myself, maby i should try a half one every one ore two week? But get i then any positive Effect, or it?s better to quit the whole Cymbalta Story?

Hi! After several month of only reading, a few words from me I have this Heat troubles my whole life, but the best thing I can do agains?t it, is going Kilted! (Because of that stupid unwritten rule that man don?t wear skirts )

Hi to all! This is a little bit funny to me, because i beleaved that Stuttering has nothing to do with POTS. So i didn?t mentioned this before. But Yes I am a Stutterer too. Both, the Stutter and POTS, i have my whole live

Hi! There is one thing about my POTS i didn?t get it: The last 25 Year?s i never had a Flu or other Virus infection! Of course, i have everyday POTS symptom?s, but i?m never be long lasting sick.

Hi! I know the problem of explaining POTS. The most people can?t realize like it is to live with this illness. And because there are no "normal person understanding" information?s in german in the net ( i came from Austria), it is much more difficult for me to explain.

Hi! Most Time in my Live i?m suffer of overheating, and i?m glad that i find the garment Kilt ( i?m a men) to get along with that problem. But i know the feeling of very cold too. In my Case i guess it come?s from too long wearing of tight garments like pantyhose, or drinking to much cold. Helpfully in that Situation is for me eating something spicy.

Hi! I?m back - back from my Holidays in Switzerland. The whole time there, (10 Days) i wore my kilt?s. And it was really great, especially of the heat. Everyday was a hot day, but not for me, because the kilt worked unbelievable well. I felt so much better than i felt the Year?s before, as i wore pants. This is really great for me!

Hi! Thank you all for you?r wonderfull comments. It means so much for me. This forum here is truly a great place. With all this weird symptoms, that come?s with POTS, it is really hard to explain other people how you feel. Here in this Forum everyone understand?s these trouble! Harry!

Hi! First of all: Danke Carinara f?r den Tip f?r dieses Forum, ein herzliches Servus zur?ck nach Deutschland Than i must say i?m a little bit suprised that you answered to my post, because a men in a kilt in the western world seems for many people weird. Well, actually my first meeting with Kilt?s was weird for me too. Before i realized Kilt?s help me for my Disease, i think myself this is a sexual Disorder or something like that. But than i saw many other men are talking in forum?s about wearing kilt?s, and from that point i began to think about to go out in a kilt. The first time, i was very nervous, i thinked to myself what may the other people think of me, and thing?s like that. But the most people didn?t realized that i?m wearing a kilt! Some people look suprised or odd, but there are also some who say something like "hey men that looks good on you"! These day?s, It dosen?t bother me what the people may think, this is my life, not somebody?s else. There are so much problems around the world - a men in a kilt is not a problem. About my POTS: I?m not suffering so much of this Desease, like so many here in this forum. I can moderate exercise, I can go to work, but without to long standing. But the other problem beside my overheating is my to fast overreacting autonomic nervous system. That means in my case, I can?t take to much of water, salt or medications. And these day?s i don?t take any medication. After i realized that, i began to change my lifestyle. First of all i reduced the "speed of Live" to my "speed of life". That means, it dosen?t bother me, if i can?t be so good in things like Job, Sport or getting ahead like other?s. And this helps me so much. Actually i find so many other things who i?m interested. Kilt wearing is a big part of that lifestyle changing. Well, these day?s i feel fine, not healty people fine, but "pots" people fine. I hope and pray you all feel fine! Harry

Hello you all POTS People! My Name is Harry and i am from Austria (Europe) I am Diagnosed with POTS 3 Years ago, but suffering from this disease my whole life. (now i am 36) Before I write my story i have to tell, that i am not so good in english writing, so i hope you can understand me. In German there are not much Informations about POTS, so i didn?t realized that there are so much with this Disease, until i came across this Forum. I read so many posts here until now, and i have to say i?m equal of so much of you. I got so many symptoms that is talking here about, on my own. The biggest trouble i got from POTS is overheating. Since i was a child, i can remember of having this problem. In the past year?s i get over this problem with drinking a lot of Cola and Coffee. Of course, I tried to live without coffee, but than i feel realy bad, and these days i know coffee is much important for me. But as i grow older, i can?t drink everytime so much Cola, and i began to attempt to find out why i?m so much overheating. I realized that a big part of this overheating comes from my Pants. As every man in the western world i wear the same pants, especially Jeans. First i try to change in shorts. But like every time before, i got so much undefinably broblems with short?s. Than i try pants that have a more "loose fit". But with this pants my trouble get also realy worse. So i try the opposite: thigt Pants. With this pants my overheating get?s a little bit better, but it isn?t that what live shoud be. Than i read, that Compressing hose are recommended for POTS. So i get a pair of this. And for watching TV and sleeping they are realy fine. But when i must my normal pant wear over the compression?s to go out, i can?t bear this, because it get?s to hot. And so i lived with this overwhelming trouble over the year?s. I was so much near Fainting, and i felt so bad I was and i am so much jealous about the big range of clothe women have. Woman can wear tigth pants like leggins or capri?s, they can even wear the most comfortable garment i know: skirt?s . Nothing one of this garments are common for a man. But than i came across Website?s they promote "Casual Kilt?s". Kilt?s are a costume of scotish culture, and in Scotland very commen. Kilt?s are like skirt?s, but the Kilt is reserved for man. The Casual Kilt is like the real Kilt, but in one color, and is made for everyday wear, for every man. So i ordered one of these Casual Kilt?s from a Company named UnionKilts. ( In the USA there is a big Company of Casual Kilt?s named Utilikilts) And that was a big change in my Live! Now in these days my symptoms are so much better, i didnt?know a comfortable live like this for so long time. It realy helped me so so much. I hope you didn?t take this the wrong way, because this is not a common way, to get a big bit better of overheating. Harry