So I have tried just about everything that every doctor has recommended me to do in order to help with POTS. I have heard that acupuncture can help with generalized fatigue and pain, but I am not brave enough to try that technique.
There are several medications that a doctor can prescribe a POTS patient. I have not been prescribed most of these. I have found that every POTS patient I talk with shares a different belief in which medications are the most effective. That is because POTS affects every patient differently.
POSSIBLE MEDS:
So, among the many medications, there are: Anti-arrhythmic drugs, Benzodiazepines, Beta blockers, Alpha blockers, Cerefolin (a vitamin supplement), Erythropoietin, Desmopressin, Florinef, Ivabradine, Labetalol, Methyldopa, Mestinon, Motrin/Ibuprofen/Indocin, Phenobarbital, Prednisone, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's), sleep aids, Wellbutrin, and Midodrine.
CAN BE A HIT OR MISS:
Some non-pharmaceutical methods to decrease the symptoms of POTS can include: Butcher's broom, changing eating habits and diet, cooling devices like cooling vests, compression devices like compression stockings, TENS units (helps with pain), ice, licorice root, and magnesium.
BEST PICKS:
The most often prescribed and most effective ways to help POTS patients, though, include: counter-maneuvers like sitting in a low chair or tightening your buttocks when sitting, increasing salt intake, increasing fluid intake, getting plenty of rest, and exercising.
