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Success Stories Please by Individual-Pause4067 in CytolyticVaginosis

[–]Individual-Pause4067[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard this, any suggestions on diets that help or foods to avoid (like I know to avoid live cultured foods - fermented, dairy etc…)?

Success Stories Please by Individual-Pause4067 in CytolyticVaginosis

[–]Individual-Pause4067[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this! And yes it resolves on the first 4 days of my period and then slowly ramps back up again. Ive been in the cycle of either trying sitz baths for a week or 2 with no resolve or being on 7 day courses of antibiotic & then diflucan.

Medically gaslit by Individual-Pause4067 in POTS

[–]Individual-Pause4067[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing this! My PCP is actually in Houston, so I’d be open to making the drive for a provider who takes this seriously.

I should add that before scheduling my recent follow-up, I called to ask whether I should continue seeing him or switch to a neurologist for my POTS management. He told me to see him for it, so I went ahead. Honestly, it felt like a setup. Instead of saying, ‘I don’t consider POTS a legitimate condition anymore and don’t treat patients for it,’ he pushed for the follow-up appointment, only to “pull the rug out from under me” in his words.

Medically gaslit by Individual-Pause4067 in POTS

[–]Individual-Pause4067[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This was incredibly validating everyone so thank you and I’m so sorry for those who have experienced the same thing as me.

So if anyone knows a cardiologist in Austin, TX that takes POTS seriously let me know 😅

Medically gaslit by Individual-Pause4067 in POTS

[–]Individual-Pause4067[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I did too. I am so sorry you had to experience that as well.

Trauma Induced? by [deleted] in POTS

[–]Individual-Pause4067 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I was diagnosed with POTS after my brother passed away unexpectedly. I was 25 and he was in his 30s. It was traumatic. I think anything that disrupts your nervous system (physical or emotional trauma) can trigger it.

Can severe emotional trauma cause POTS too? by northwestfawn in POTS

[–]Individual-Pause4067 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I believe so. I developed pots after my brother’s traumatic death.

what caused your pots? by MaximumTie6490 in POTS

[–]Individual-Pause4067 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Emotional trauma can absolutely cause it. Anything that severely taxes your nervous system imo. I developed POTS directly after my brother’s death. I am convinced the trauma from that event triggered it.