Let's talk: POTS

      For people that do not experience chronic illness, being able to comfortably shower might be something you take for granted. With my experience, showers are the WORST. Heat is a major trigger of passing out for me so I need to be very careful when I take showers. Something I have been able to do that has helped me is gotten a shower chair! I got lucky that my family was able to find one at a warehouse sale for only 15 dollars but they can get very expensive. I recommend it is something people with POTs invest in if you are able to. It can be very dangerous standing in the shower with the hot water and pooling blood in your feet. Not only is their a risk of passing out but also the dizziness could cause you to slip and fall and injury yourself as well.     A few other thing I recommend for showering with POTs including taking a warm not hot shower. I know many people prefer a hot relaxing shower but if you're okay with taking a warm shower it could lower the risk of heat trigg

     I have previously talked about how exercise can be very beneficial to the healing process. However, my favorite form of exercise throughout my journey has been yoga. It can be difficult to find yoga classes that are POTs friendly (sitting, slow positional changes, vertical etc.) but once you are able to find classes you're able to do, yoga can be a game changer! When my doctor first told me that yoga is one of the best things you can do for POTs I was a bit skeptical. I instantly thought of standing yoga poses and questioned how that would work for someone like me. However I searched around on YouTube and found many floor level yoga classes that are very POTs friendly.      I find that not only am I able to do the  movements, but I also feel very relaxed after I do yoga. What I suggest is to find a video on YouTube that says "floor yoga" or "POTS yoga" and follow along with the video. The deep breathing is very good for POTs patients and can really help eas