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

If it were me, and the doctor gave me a "one-time" pill of trazodone for sleeping, I'd ask for a second pill to "test" BEFORE the trip to see how you react.

I've used 30 HG compression hose during a long flight, and I still got a clot in my leg, though not in a deep vein. So, I suppose I'll always be wearing them during flight and taking and aspirin with them. I do not know a reason why you would not wear compression hose unless you find them very uncomfortable.

Have a great trip!

Thanks so much for the advice!

If it were me, and the doctor gave me a "one-time" pill of trazodone for sleeping, I'd ask for a second pill to "test" BEFORE the trip to see how you react.

I've used 30 HG compression hose during a long flight, and I still got a clot in my leg, though not in a deep vein. So, I suppose I'll always be wearing them during flight and taking and aspirin with them. I do not know a reason why you would not wear compression hose unless you find them very uncomfortable.

Have a great trip!

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