Kel15, you are spot on. I have POTS Syndrome (Dysautonomia) and MCAS. I live in Virginia and work half the time in NJ. I found that the barometer pressure in NJ is friendlier to my Dysautonomia than in Virginia. I am almost asymptomatic in New Jersey aside from July and August; but when I come home to Virginia I suffer. Highly UV-sensitive (No sunroofs), blood pressure fluctuates (99/60), IBS, dizziness, chest discomfort, etc. I am also discovering new things that I am allergic to as well; secondary to MAST cell activation syndrome. Cooking fumes and other odors are a major trigger for me and I use an inhaler as well at the risk of raising my heat rate. I have found several NIH articles reporting that changes in barometric pressure is a trigger for not only pots patients, but inflames anyone with an autoimmune disorder. So I take Motrin, and rub a small amount of hydrocortisone cream in my forearm and an hour later I’m symptom-free. We do have higher levels of circulating adrenaline than normal people so low-dose alprazolam keeps me out of the Emergency Department. Barometric pressure wrecks havoc on the body causing inflammation. So anti-inflammatory meds will get you through.
