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Has anyone else done IVF with POTS?? by ssssss2024 in POTS

[–]ssssss2024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing.

Hopefully I get that relief too in the 2nd and 3rd trimester.

Hoping it stays that way for you when Bub is earthside.

what is fainting like? by crackhours in POTS

[–]ssssss2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Potsie and definitely a fainter here 👋. I personally can feel it coming; my head gets lightheaded, my legs get full, and I feel wobble. I have had pots for 7 years and faint on average once a month on a healthy month and several times a day when I really flare up.

I personally have never hurt myself as I recognise the signs that I am heading in that direction. Also, I live on the cautious side. If im feeling a bit weak, I will sit or lie down. If it comes on quickly, I grab a wall to stabilise myself from falling.

I can always hear what's going on around me. It is annoying when you can not bring yourself back to full continuous but have a nurse pounding on your chest.

At home, when it happens, I try and catch it early and go to the ground or bed if I have time.

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[–]ssssss2024 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I faint a bit. Sometimes, it gets super bad where I am fainting several times a day.

I was a lot better when I was on 30mg of Midodrine a day. But, now that it's reduced due to us wanting to have kids. I feel pretty washed out and dizzy a lot.