ZebraClaire

So I realize this is very old, but I have POTS. One of the severest cases my doctor has seen. Prior to treatment my standing test was 75 laying to 189 standing. I am chronically hypovolemic, how much is hard to say. I get 2-3 L of Lactated ringers every few days. I can only get 4-5 vials of blood drawn, and only that while on regular IV treatment. It will begin with hot sweats and nausea, if we do not immediately stop and pack me with ice and start an IV I will begin vomitting. The one and only time the nurse continued drawing blood, I fell unconscious laying down and was put in the ICU. So while POTS can very rarely cause this level of symptoms, it actually can. My doctor is a autonomic specialist and she has had a small handful of patients like me.