Update: After publishing this post, my fellow POTS blogger at With a Side of Salt alerted me to her post about airplane travel with POTS. … Read More ›
Category: Chronic Illness
I love traveling. I mean, I LOVE traveling. Ever since I was 15 and ordered my first Guinness beer from a bar in Ireland (and … Read More ›
*** Update: For dysautonomiacs who are filing for disability, my friend Stacy (see comments) has kindly offered the diagnostic code for dysautonomia: 337.9 (confirm this … Read More ›
For the past few days I have been pretty dehydrated. From what I understand, dysautonomia and ME/CFS can cause problems with water retention, and we … Read More ›
Note: I started writing this post before the bombing in Boston on Monday, but debated whether to continue with the post in light of the … Read More ›
About a week ago, I stopped taking all my dysautonomia/ME/CFS medication. I don’t exactly know why. One night before bed it was time to pop … Read More ›
Last Saturday, March 16th, was the American Academy of Neurology Annual Conference and Brain Fair. This year it was located here in southern California, so … Read More ›
My fellow POTS blogger over at lethargicsmiles provides a great description of POTS, what it is, and what it would feel like if you had it. … Read More ›
A few weeks ago my fellow blogger, Kathryn, posted about participating in the annual Beauty of a Woman (BoaW) BlogFest. I thought it sounded interesting, … Read More ›
Last week I had an appointment with my POTS doctor. Many dysautonomiacs see a neurologist for help managing their condition, as dysautonomia is a dysfunction … Read More ›