Managing POTS: Tips for a Regular Life and Career

Compression stockings, 2.5+ liters of water a day, salt capsule pills, portable snacks (nuts are good for protein and salt), and also I carry a stool cane I got online for $20. It’s a cane that folds into a stool so if I need to sit suddenly and there’s no chairs I’m always covered. When I was working still I managed to have an understanding boss. I explained my condition to them and asked to not be standing up for periods of time, give me time to switch from sitting to standing, and to give me little breaks so I could hydrate and eat a snack. So sometimes it helps to explain your need for accommodations. If you don’t feel like explaining, I get it lol. Sometimes I print out the description of POTS from the Johns Hopkins website and it gets the job done. Hope this helps 🤗

We hydrate, drink soy sauce, and work at a job that is seasonal so we have time to get everything checked out during the off season

I just keep going, I am not one to listen to my body. When I am at cheer and I start feeling bad I go until I pass out, which is a habit I need to break!

Sacral cranial therapy is helping a lot

I wear waist high compression tights everyday, I’m constantly drinking water, and have liquid iv packets if I’m having an episode. I also just started taking midodrine.

I keep salty snacks in my desk at work to help keep my blood pressure up if I know I’m going to be up and down a lot.