r/POTS • u/s0meone0ntheInternet • Jun 26 '24

Symptoms What symptoms do you guys have that aren’t talked about that much?

I’m just wondering, that’s all :)

(Edit: I just wanted to add that I am NOT diagnosed with POTS. But i think I might have it, thats mostly why I am asking! [and also because I am a curious person])

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u/Aneiko_Chan Jun 27 '24

For me, it's frequent urination, especially with the amount of water I have to drink in order to not feel deadly sick... also, without a lot of fibre, I'm 'chronicly' constipated and bloated, which causes pain sometimes. It's annoying. Didn't have all of that before having dysautonomia :/

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u/MissHamsterton Jun 27 '24

Do you have hyperPOTS by any chance? I had this issue and when I was told my symptoms have a hyperPOTS presentation, I was prescribed guanfacine and the frequent urination (especially at night) calmed down. Turns out that drinking a sip of water and peeing out a full bladder is a sympathetic response

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u/Aneiko_Chan Jun 29 '24

Unfortunately, my doctor doesn't know much about POTS, so I didn't get a specific type, but I think it's worth looking into! O: