Managing POTs with Anxiety and Depression

Somebody else mentioned drinking a lot of water, I’ll add: for POTS, it isn’t just the water that’s important, it’s also the electrolytes. Especially if you have low blood pressure, which many of us do. You can get them in sports drinks like Gatorade, or there’s packets / dissolvable tablets you add to water, or capsules you swallow (but you have to take them with water). If you’re going in to see your cardiologist again soon, it’s worth asking for guidance on how much sodium / electrolytes you should be consuming. It can’t hurt to eat salty foods, but that alone probably isn’t enough sodium intake for someone with POTS.

hey! I'm hopefully being diagnosed by my cardiologist soon too. I was also previously diagnosed with anxiety. it's super frustrating. drinking a lot of water - and I mean a lot - can help significantly as it increases blood volume, which can help with your symptoms. I have inappropriate sinus tachycardia, not POTS (on this app it changes IST to POTS) and I've found that drinking electrolytes has really helped my high heart rate upon standing, so it might help for you too. keeping moving, rather than standing still, has helped me with blood pooling in my hands and feet if you experience that too. good luck on your journey!! I hope you get a diagnosis and recognition soon.