Erin7704

I was recently diagnosed with POTS (this week, actually) and have not been put on any medication yet. My doctor offered to prescribe a low dose of steroids, but after hearing the long list of possible side effects, I decided to try diet modifications (added salt, etc.) first. I don't have any severe symptoms right now, so I didn't feel that the medicine would be worth it for me. If I were having severe symptoms, however, I would have opted for meds. If medicine helps improve your quality of life and it isn't causing any adverse effects, I don't see anything wrong with it. Right now, I'm just trying to understand what POTS is. I've always had weird, seemingly unrelated symptoms that doctors have previously dismissed as "stress" or "anxiety." It made sense in the past, when I was in a high-stress job and was recovering from a bad car accident, but I felt confused and frustrated as my lifestyle became less and less stressful, and my symptoms remained the same. I don't know much about this condition or its treatments, and I'm hoping to learn more about it and how to best deal with it.