Hi everyone,
I’m not sure how to explain this properly, but I’m really scared and hoping someone here has experienced something similar.
I have had POTS for years, but in the last few days something new has been happening.
Sometimes, even when I am lying flat, I get episodes of presyncope (feeling like I’m about to faint). During these episodes, my blood pressure suddenly drops very low — around 50/40 or similar numbers.
This has happened multiple times in the last 2–3 days, and I have never had this before in all my years with POTS.
What scares me the most:
It happens while lying down, not just standing
The drop is very sudden and very low
I feel extremely weak, shaky, nauseous, and like I might pass out
Even after, I feel really bad for hours
I also haven’t been eating much recently, which
Has anyone here:
experienced presyncope while lying down with POTS?
had sudden blood pressure drops this low?
noticed this happening suddenly after years of stable symptoms?
I’m really anxious because this feels completely different from my usual POTS symptoms.
Any experiences or advice would mean a lot 🙏
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Hi everyone,
I’m not sure how to explain this properly, but I’m really scared and hoping someone here has experienced something similar.
I have had POTS for years, but in the last few days something new has been happening.
Sometimes, even when I am lying flat, I get episodes of presyncope (feeling like I’m about to faint). During these episodes, my blood pressure suddenly drops very low — around 50/40 or similar numbers.
This has happened multiple times in the last 2–3 days, and I have never had this before in all my years with POTS.
What scares me the most:
It happens while lying down, not just standing
The drop is very sudden and very low
I feel extremely weak, shaky, nauseous, and like I might pass out
Even after, I feel really bad for hours
Has anyone here:
experienced presyncope while lying down with POTS?
had sudden blood pressure drops this low?
noticed this happening suddenly after years of stable symptoms?
I’m really anxious because this feels completely different from my usual POTS symptoms.
Any experiences or advice would mean a lot 🙏