sheba33

Okay first time I got up today it was pretty uncomfortable.

Heart was racing, extreme stress and a funny feeling in head.

It was all I could do to force myself through a few tasks.

Each time I get up it gets easier.

My body doesn't respond as wildly.

Same thing last night.

I wanted to try a small outing.

I thought I must be nuts but we went to a park right up the road.

I took my bp montor with.

Felt the need to check it when I got there I wasn't too tachy.

Still felt on edge until I finally got out of the car maybe 30 minutes later.

I knew if I got up and walked around it would ease the feeling I had.

I took my beach chair up on a hill to watch son fish but younger wanted to stay in the car so I could see both son fishing and kids in car from this spot. I was sitting between pine trees.

At first I got my sick thoughts like this is a good place to die etc etc to be buried.

Then the more I sat there the more I relaxed.

I was able to load up in the car and drive home without stress.

I didn't feel the need to check my bp pulse when I got home.

It got me into that positive feedback loop that I seem to so much need to keep me physically and mentally healthy.

As far as I remember I felt okay the rest of the night.

I did jolt and scream myself awake last night just like I did when I was more symptomatic.

I want so much to get back where I was I hate this stuff.

I have these same expiriences

For me I was fine one day then I got pregnant with my 2nd child and all **** broke loose. My pots literally started with in days of conception. For me I truly believe that I have some sort of virus or something underlying in my body that when my immune system lowered its self so it could sustain the pregnancy the 'bugs' were able to take ahold. After I have been on antibiotics for a few weeks I always feel so much better for the next month.

I was on bed rest at the end of my pregnancy for about 4 weeks. This is what they thought led to decoditioning for me. I don't agree since my pots started at the beginning of my pregnancy not the end.

This what happened to me.

oh my goodness, hopeful. i have been there so many times...I mean various episodes that left me terrified and in tears....then depressed for a while after. so sorry you are going thru this. I can relate to your last line too - pls God, just make it go away...

WOW!! Were the same age I thought I was going to faint the heat and the panting and then the leg cramp kind of sound like i was dehydrated. Were you recently diagnosed I have three boys ages 16,8,2.

Thanks for speaking with me Sue 1234. My background I developed POTS while pregnant over 2 years ago and I rand back and forth to the hospital. I was diagnosed after someone from a Panic Anxiety website support group read my symptoms and reffered me to this site. She was actually a nurse. I had the test Tilt Table and my journey began. As far as meds I only use to take a quater of a 25 mg attenolol pill for about 3 months and then I stopped after feeling like my heart was beating to slow. Im scared and feel bad at times but I try to work thru it. I seems like I am more tachy during the summer months but today was the first as far as symptoms. I liive here in Miami FL it's very hot here. I gues I need to intake more fluids. Maybe my heart was in nees of more fluids. GOD HELP US ALL.

Hello everyone, I have been not in attendance on the site for a long time. Or should I say I have not posted ion a while. I am very depressed and saddened again because today I felt something I never expirienced. I was in line at the college book store and my heart took off it was beating really fast and then when I felt my pulse there was none for a brief second and then it came back really fast. I got so scared and ran out and lokked for the water fountain. I was scared out of mind and when I left I was in full tears crying all the way to my car. I could not really breath and was really in fear for my life. I thought my life could be back on track but Im thinking about dropping the classes and returning the books. Am I fooling my self or what? I even suppose to start a new telemarketing job next week and wanted to take a few classes but fear is trying to control me. I feel like giving up and lay here in my nest or safe haven and just say forget about it. Please God, I really want a shot at life and would love to be just normal. Excuse my sobbing but I just want this to go away....

I use to tahe a quater piece of Atenolol and it worked for me no side effects at all. I no longer take any medications at all. I exercise a little annd walk about 3 miles every now and then or way less depending on how I feel. I pray you feel better.