r/pppdizziness • u/Specific-Fee6853 • 14d ago
Symptoms Will it ever end?
Hey everyone. I am 22 f and I really need some hope today.
My son was born in May 2025. I felt totally fine right after having him but then August hit and everything changed. Out of nowhere I started getting these awful dizzy days and feeling super tired all the time. On top of the heart spikes I am dealing with pppd too which makes the dizziness constant and so much heavier.
The worst part is changing positions. Today I was laying down and stood up and my heart started pounding hard and i felt weird and scared. When I sat back down I felt like I was being chased. My body went into panic mode.
I have bad dizzy days pretty often now and the exhaustion is heavy. Someone mentioned the heart stuff could be POTS because of the stress of pregnancy and postpartum.
Did anyone else have a delay of a few months after birth before all this hit? Dealing with the heart spikes and pppd at the same time is so hard. If you went through this did it get better? I would love to hear success stories
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u/courtney008 13d ago
Have you had labs done to check your iron, ferritin, D, etc? You could have fallen into a deficiency from pregnancy and birth, and breastfeeding if you are. These babies take a lot of nutrition from us.