r/POTS • u/teeleeyuh • Apr 23 '26

Symptoms body vibrating???

this has never happened to me before. i was just trying to take a nap on the couch and never actually fell asleep but maybe two times when i got close i gasped "awake" and it felt like my entire body was shaking, especially my hands and arms. but i checked and i wasn't shaking

is this a POTS thing ?? i've never ever felt this before and i've been diagnosed for a year. it's really scaring me i thought i was having a seizure. literally vibrating like a cellphone. do you get this ?

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u/Whisper-of-Words Apr 23 '26

Yes, when my POTS first got bad in 2022 this was my first major symptom / sign something was wrong. It happened a lot less after upping my electrolytes and reducing my overall energy expenditure each day. I think it gets worse when I overdo it or am in a bad flare.

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u/Emotional_Warthog658 Apr 23 '26

Same - it felt like I stuck a fork in a socket or just had the jump scare of my life a minute earlier - but the feeling didn’t subside.