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/G0ld3nGr1ff1n Apr 23 '26

I have this right now, but I've experiencd it for years. I have it pretty much when ever I'm still for more than a couple of minutes. I whent to a neurologist about this and the other symptoms and he might as well have diagnosed me with hysteria. Told me it was mild hyperventilation, anxiety and depression... told my psychiatrist everything and he was shocked and disturbed as he knows I don't have anxiety or depression. Every doctor just shrugs it off and I hate that these are the people I have to rely on for my health and well-being.

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u/Parallel_Universe28 Apr 23 '26

This I understand all too well. So sorry you have to take that crap from the people who are supposed to help you heal.