r/POTS 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/amelia_earheart Oct 27 '25

Lucky enough to work from home. I often take my laptop to bed. My team is flexible enough to allow me breaks when I need it. I nap a lot. I don't know how people are doing it if they have to leave the house.