fsorger1

Hi. I get swollen hands and feet all the time. In fact I get it so often (every morning when I wake up and when I exercise or am exposed to heat). I have seen my hands get red and somewhat smooth or glossy-looking when they are really swollen and stetched to the max. The burning feeling rarely happens to me- but I do have difficulty moving them when they're really swollen and they do hurt a little at the joints. I assumed that this swelling was due to the pooling of excess blood to the extremities due to POTS.....but when I visited my dr. yesterday she sent me for some blood work to rule out some other things (ex: rheumatoid arthritis). I hope that the swelling has gone down for you. Take care. Age: 27 Dx: POTS (2006), allergies since I was a small child, chronic sinusitis Meds: Nasonex

Thanks so much for the advice! Thanks so much for the advice!

I was just diagnosed with POTS a month ago. I am so thankful to have found this wonderful site. I have 2 questions: 1. I am planning a trip to Germany in 2 weeks. I am wondering if I should wear support stockings while on the plane. I asked my primary care physician (since that was one of the recommendations that the cardiologist wrote on the Tilt table report)- but my Dr. said I should be fine. For those of you who wear support stockings- what do you think? 2. My Dr. gave me a prescription for 50 mg of Trazadone to help me fall asleep- since I have difficulty getting to sleep most nights. I noticed that one of the side effects is tachycardia.....but I have POTS and am wondering if this will work for me/ make me feel uncomfortable. Has anyone with POTS used this drug? Thanks so much! Dx: POTS, allergies to lots of environmental things, chronic sinusitis Meds: Nasonex