katherinel

Dr. Grubb told me it was the best place for people with POTS and sinus problems to live.

I've got to admit, that living in Colorado for the past three years has been hard. It is much harder for me to stay warm in cold weather than people who don't have POTS. Over the last week we have been going into negative temperatures every night. I've been spending a lot of time indoors, which can be hard. When it's all said it done, I think I did better in the warmer climates I've lived in in the past. I shiver a lot, but sleeping with a heating blanket helps somewhat. The hardest thing is when people tell me that if I just weighed more I would be fine and my toes and hands wouldn't get so cold...

Hi there! I buy Thermotabs at the King Soopers/Kroger pharmacy. You always have to ask for them though because they keep them in the back. I pay $5 for 100 tablets, which have 452 mg of sodium in them. I think they are available at several grocery store pharmacies. Hope this helps!

Wow, sounds like you have a great team of doctors to work with! That's neat that they discussed all the options with you and let you choose. I am a little confused now about the whole water thing. It seems that warm/hot water can be hard for POTS people to tolerate due to vaso-dilation... so is it only water that is at a neutral temp or cold that is good for us? Do you know? I know that some hospitals in the USA now having birthing pools (I think it's over 100). Being in a hospital setting might be good.

Very interesting story! That must have been rough to have been in labor for so long You know, that is a good point about the vaso-dilation in warm water. I hadn't thought about that... I was only thinking about water from the aspects of it causing the labor process to be shorter and easier in some cases.

I've heard some people say that an epidural can really lower blood pressure. But I guess that wasn't true in your case... if I wind up having a vaginal birth I would probably pass on the epidural. Not necessarily because of the blood pressure issues, but more so because of the risks involved with it. I've already had one experience at a dentist with a shot gone wrong, and now I have a nerve on my face that goes in and out of numbness and is very annoying.

Hi Rachel!!! Congratulations on your new baby I would love to hear about your experiences someday when you are feeling better. I hope you have a quick recovery.

Hi All! I am pretty new to the DINET Forums. But one of the reasons I joined is because I have fears about having children someday, and I would like to talk to other people who have POTS about it. One of the things I have really thought about is delivering a baby by having a water birth. Dr. Grubb told me that swimming is one of the best exercises for people with POTS because of the effects of the water pressure on your body. It seems from what I have heard that water births are a lot less strenuous on the body than a regular birth. I have also heard a number of people with POTS have had C-Sections. This would be preferable for me over a natural birth. I know my blood pressure really plummets when I am in pain, and I worry that I would start passing out with the contractions. But from what I understand you can't just ask for a C-Section... Does anybody have any thoughts on this particular topic? I would love to hear it if you do.

I recently started getting tingles and prickles in my arms, usually whenever I get warm. It's been very annoying, and at times has woken me up in the middle of the night. I've heard that some people who have POTS take Lyrica for this, but I've never tried it.