Finally started Beta-Blockers
26/F, almost 7 months in, mainly debilitating POTS symptoms that cause insane fatigue even with compression, increased salt, whatever trick in the book and 3 days ago I was finally put on 2,5mg bisoprolol and I feel like I’m getting crumbs of my life back.
I can stand up without feeling like I’m dying, I can do chores without having to pay back physically later, today I handled 2 appointments, one of them quite demanding, public transport, went to a store and had breakfast in a cafe. Minimal exhaustion towards the evening now. A week ago it took me more than 24h to recover from 10mins of seated showering. Just because of one small pill.
I’m still careful, trying to grasp my new threshold with this without over-exerting but this is the first time since I’ve gotten sick where I feel genuine hope and can see myself eventually getting over it.
I just wanted to share this joy with you guys! I don’t think I would’ve been able to do all the research, get all the knowledge on this condition and grow the guts to advocate for myself in front of doctors if it wasn’t for everyone here sharing their own stories and experiences.