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Thanks, stayathomemom, I love being a mom already, and I'm so excited to watch her grow. And thank you for sharing your advice. I would say that I have more constant lighteadedness these days, and when I feel worse, I feel more dizziness. I think you're right, and I can't take a beta blocker while breastfeeding. I will have to judge continuing breastfeeding against possible improvement in symptoms. Do you mind me asking: Do you know what caused your POTS? Do you feel symptoms every day, or does your medication work well enough so that you don't? bombsh3ll, thank you for understanding. Your advice is good -- I have to focus on what I can give her, not what I can't. And you gave me a lot of things to try -- I can easily start with the electrolytes and then work my way down the list. I am new to the area and don't have a strong support system (though I have a great husband), so I am working on making more friends in the area. But of course it's been hard to get out and make friends when I haven't been feeling well. I keep trying, though. I'm sorry that you have been feeling so unwell. It must have been so disappointing to find something that worked well (licorice root), and then it just stopped. Did you ever find a cause for your POTS? Mine seemed to come out of nowhere.

Hi, everybody - I’ve been lurking on the forum since I was diagnosed with POTS about two years ago, after I had episodes of dizziness that wouldn’t do away. I have been living a fairly normal life, but I do feel off-balance/woozy a lot of the time, which has decreased my overall quality of life, and I also feel less effective at work. I had my first baby three months ago, and I would really like to feel better so I can do more with/for her. Like, last week I felt faint while we were out running an errand, and I’ve felt uncomfortable taking her out by myself since then — which is very limiting. If anyone has any relevant experience having POTS as a new mom, or success stories re: decreasing episodes of lightheadedness, please share! If relevant: I am not currently on any medications because of pregnancy/breastfeeding, though I will be switching doctors in January when my insurance changes, so I will be looking into that. I was on bisoprolol for a while, and midpdrine for a shorter period. I couldn’t tell how much they helped; neither was a miracle drug. I would love to find something that keeps me from feeling symptoms every day. :(