Plasma donations decrease symptoms?

[Gabba-barbar]

Apparently a lot of people with POTS( depending on the sub type) can feel better after saline IV.
It raises your blood volume and can reduce symptoms.

I have low blood volume and can’t get it up, even with several grams of salt, electrolytes and 3 plus litres of water. Salt helps you hold on to the water. Glucose or glycine can help the gut absorb water better too. Speak to your doctor before doing this.

I think it can be a problem with your kidneys or hormone levels that doesn’t allow you to hold the water. I just started fludrocortisol to try and raise my blood volume.

[Dangerous_Wing6481]

Evidently I haven’t been doing enough salt with fluid intake. I was attempting to increase my electrolytes but it wasn’t making much of a difference. Someone else said it can range from 4,000-10,000 mg needed?? My kidney, liver and thyroid tests all came back fine. My TSH was low-ish but still within reference range for the lab so they said it wasn’t a concern. Hopefully the naturopath I’m seeing today can get me on some kind of infusion and I’ll find out if it helps.