HappilyMe

I haven't had the (dis)pleasure of using them yet. I would LOVE to for my tach, which takes a lot out of me, especially when my asthma and allergies come out to play. I just wanna feel better when mountain cedar pops up-which I never used to have before POTS and decides it's time to attack me and my nasal passages or when I have headaches and I'm afraid to touch what I know used to work before I got sick. I hate that four letter phrase..."Before I got sick." Thank you for your response!

Sorry for the late reply. I have been trying to get my stockings since the beginning of the year with no success. I'm sure that would help in when my POTS acts a fool. However, I was more looking for the cold/flu type OTC meds due to fear of increased tach or all around crumminess. Thank you for your response!

For the most part Tylenol worked for me when I took 1000mg and the fast acting ones because I couldn't lay down at the job I had at the time. I took it but I never really noticed anything, I guess because I couldn't get my nerves to settle and trying to deal with all the other POTS symptoms back then. Thank you for your response!

I've never heard of Heather's Tummy Fiber. I'll look into that. I was so bummed not being able to have fiber like I used to so this might help me out. I used to take 1000mg of Extra Strength Tylenol or the kind that had the quick release but I ain't touched nothing since late 2020 when the POTS first started to rear its ugly head. I'm trying my best to hang in there. Thank you for your response!

WOW! Never in my whole 34 years of life has that happened to me. I am so sorry that happened to you! Thankfully I live around the corner from a hospital but after all my frequent flyer miles over there, they might not wanna see me lol

@Pistol Thank you for the welcome! It's been a ride, one I would like a refund for cuz I didn't ask for this lol I've always had GI trouble ever since I was a kid, having my appendix removed at 4, blockages at 12, 16 and 20. I was ruled out having IBS be it C or D years ago but of course that was Pre-POTS. I know Imodium worked for me back then but then I saw they changed the formula and that it COULD cause serious heart problems and/or death and ask your doctor if you have a history of abnormal heart rhythm. I was like "Great, there's something for the good ole panic to have fun with." I had an appointment with a GI earlier this year for gastric testing but had to cancel it because even with insurance, the test was too rich for my blood. Theraflu, Tylenol and Sudafed used to work WONDERS for me before I got sick but I am not sure if it still does without much grief. I also used to take Imitrex for migraines but my neuro is not wanting me to do it anymore because of heart complications. I'm just tired of being in pain, is all.

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply! I just hate having this Catch-22 feeling, I'm in pain but scared to take what I USED to know works in fear of bringing MORE pain. I worry often the repercussions of letting the pain go unmitigated in the long run.

Hello! Longtime lurker, first time poster and I hope I REALLY get some answers for this. I'm a year into Post-Viral POTS and like most, it's been quite an adjustment going from relatively ok to feeling like a perpetual case of hot trash personified. I usually get pretty sick in the winter months with allergies, asthma, etc. This will be my first full winter with POTS and I am NOT looking forward to it. My question is, are there any OTC meds that are relatively safe for POTSies? I've been kind of raw dogging my headaches, allergies and other ailments, not taking anything for it namely because I was afraid of the reaction there might now be. I'm even afraid to take something as seemingly innocuous as Tylenol for headache or Imodium for diarrhea. I used to take meds (Tylenol, TheraFlu, Imodium) in the past, no problem otherwise before realizing I had POTS or so I thought. I still am afraid of taking anything for anything but my desire for relief is overriding my fear. Yes, I know everyone is different but I'm at my wits end with all of this.