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  1. Thank you all for the replies. Glad to have a resource like this site to try figuring this out.
  2. Hello all, 30 year old male. Very active (weight lifting and endurance sports) and healthy otherwise. About a year ago I came down with a cold of some sort -- no big deal -- but it developed into a month long struggle with dizziness (not spinning, but off-balance and just "off", I guess), fatigue (can sleep pretty much all day if I could), losing vision and feeling like I'm going to pass out upon standing (about 3-5 seconds after standing), inability to complete routine workouts (if I try, I am VERY tired for the rest of the day), and generally feeling a bit "slow" and unable to concentrate and articulate. After about a month of bed rest, frustration, seeing multiple doctors and brain scans... it went away. About six months later, it happened again. A cold/virus bug followed by the same symptoms. More doctors. Still no idea. Although they were able to rule out many life-threatening things, which I appreciate. After a month it went away. Now it's happening again. A very minor cold kicked it off yet again. The idea of another month laying around...well, I don't think I need to explain it to any of you. The stress it places on my own life and inability to do the things I love, and the tension it creates with people around me who aren't really able to understand what I'm feeling (I don't even understand, so I don't blame them.) Anyway, I'd never heard of POTS until yesterday. So I put on a heart rate strap. Throughout the day, my heart rate would go from the 40s to 100-120 when standing. It takes about 3 seconds after standing for things to start blacking out and needing to bend over and put my hands on my knees for a minute. The depression and overall hopelessness this is causing is an entirely different subject. Anyway, I've seen a lot of doctors. They've all been great and have much harder jobs than most of us realize, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit frustrated at this point. With COVID cases quickly rising in my state, I'm not sure when I'll be able to get in for an appointment or do any of this "tilt table" stuff. Does this sound like it could be POTS or related in some way? Has anyone else experienced this only after catching a minor illness? Can I do ANYTHING other than maybe try drinking a lot of water and eating salt? Will this ever end? Am I going to have to accept that I'll be worthless for a month anytime I catch a bug? I am quite ********* sick of it. And so here I am on an internet forum, desperate for answers. Thank you for your time.
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