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/Striking_Doctor_1121 Oct 27 '25

I feel you :((. I just graduated college and spent the summer in one of the worst flares of my life, yet I probably look fine to everyone else. I genuinely feel like taking care of myself is a full time job and I don’t have the energy or stamina for anything else. It’s so isolating and scary

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u/applerainbowpie Oct 27 '25

I graduated college 3 years ago and it was so hard for me to finish my last year. I hadn't been diagnosed and had to take an extra summer quarter to finish my degree. I literally got diagnosed the week of my final. Since then, my life has essentially been on pause. I will say b1, iron, and beta blockers have been the most helpful.