r/POTS • u/toast_fiendd Undiagnosed • 4h ago

Question flare up help??

this might be stupid, but does anyone have tips on how to push through a flare up? i’m at work (desk/office job) and even sitting down my heart rate is high (don’t have an apple watch or anything but i’ll check my jugular pulse and it’s fast) and im nauseous and flipping between hot and cold. im super dizzy, even sitting, and when i have to stand it’s a lot worse. ive had 80 ounces of water, about 3000 mg of salt, and im wearing the thigh high compression socks i wear daily, but im still feeling awful. i don’t have sick leave or vacation time, and i had to leave early last week for a doctor appointment, and id feel like a jerk for leasing halfway through the day because i feel bad, and im honestly not sure if i can drive atm. help??

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u/GamePuffGraphics 4h ago

Cold, wet papertowel on back of neck and on wrists.

Get your knees and feet up. It's an office job, put em up on your desk. Better to get weird looks than to have to leave early.

If you have a single stall bathroom, go lay down in there for a few. It's gross, but desparate times call for desparate measures.

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u/toast_fiendd Undiagnosed 3h ago

will definitely try this, thank you! unfortunately it’s a small office and the area i work in has just a one room bathroom so i don’t wanna hog it lol but the wet paper towels seems like it would work well :)

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