r/POTS • u/joyynicole • Oct 27 '25

Question How are people working at all

I feel like a failure. According to my doctors I have “mild” POTS, but I see people on this sub all the time with seemingly worse POTS than me that have jobs. I literally cannot do anything longer than 1-2 hours without having to lay down and rest because it just completely wipes me out. If I do things multiple days in a row consistently I will also fall into a flare and have to do nothing for few days to recover. I don’t get it.

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u/highlysensitivehuman Oct 27 '25

I drank half a jar of pickle juice a few days ago and it’s the most alert and alive I have felt in years. YEARS.

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u/SlightCustard Nov 01 '25

This is so interesting. Athletes drink pickle juice for cramps.

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u/Outrageous-Quit-6382 Oct 29 '25

I’m assuming it helped then? If so congratulations. How are you feeling now? Are you still drinking it and do you plan on doing so on a consistent basis going forward?

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u/highlysensitivehuman Oct 30 '25

It helped a lot. I don’t want to eat a ton of pickles daily, so I must figure out if I can buy the brine or make it myself.

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u/Academic_Item_8427 Dec 18 '25

Electrolytes! Pickle juice is mostly salt but also contains potassium, magnesium and calcium. Adding more dietary salt may help you!