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Anyone with POTS, does standing ever affect your mood? I was suuuuper depressed half an hour ago but now that I’ve gotten to lay down I feel so much better. I also have bipolar which makes me less stable, but thought this may be related to POTS instead.
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Anonymous 3w

definitely. I think that since we deal with blood pooling in our lower legs when we stand for very long, the way it impacts our mental state is maybe related to decreased blood circulation in our brains

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Anonymous 3w

I wouldn’t say it to affect my mood like that, I think on flareup days where my heart rate is really high. I do feel incredibly anxious though, despite not being someone who struggles with anxiety regularly. I think that’s probably just a natural consequence of the high heart rate though.

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Anonymous 3w

Yes absolutely. Low energy means worse mood

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Anonymous 2w

once I got my histamines in check i started having fewer issues with my blood pressure and mental health. it happened so fast i never considered that maybe it was 3 links in a chain reaction instead of just histamines to everything else at once

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Anonymous 3w

I've never thought about it but this would explain a lot

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