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When every doctor says “just drink more water and eat more salt” and you want to scream at them

To possibly add to your POTs jokes: an alternative Dutch word for lesbian is actually a 'pot'!

Interesting-my roommate has POTs, and one of her major symptoms is that her body can’t control its temperature, so she’s constantly getting really hot and then getting really cold again

Can "You're doing great darling, don't worry" be the next merch quote? ❤

People get really confused when they find out I'm on birth control, because I'm married to a female, but not having a menstrual cycle has been so amazingly helpfully for more than one of my conditions.

Ehlers-danlos Syndrome here, developed POTS after a surgery, I need to send articles to my cardiologist, she tried to convince me it was anxiety, but I'm a psychologist, and explained her my methodology to confirm that it was not. Also, Fitbit helped a lot!

Having my tilt table test and fainting half way through it was such a relief because it meant the doctors finally actually believed me.

I have never managed to make laying on the floor look as elegant as you do. 👍

I live in the US, most of my symptoms are undiagnosed because... I'm not a millionaire.

How can anyone look this good lying on the florr, sick? At that angle?! That will always be a mystery to me.

I’ve always assumed I was just an able-bodied wimp who couldn’t stand for long periods of time, especially in warm weather. I just called the vision issues “spots in front of my eyes”. The racing heart and nausea I assumed was hypoglycemia, etc. Finally since discovering your channel many of these unusual symptoms and a lifetime of avoiding any activity involving sitting or standing in warm weather have a probable explanation. Thank you so much for offering some insights into my 65+ year life - you are a joy and a treasure! p.s. - will i get tested? Dear me, no - i already know they would bring on a very uncomfortable episode!

You know, POTs was one of the first symptoms of my EDS that I dealt with, but it actually never occured to me to lie on the floor! Thanks for talking about this and spreading awareness, Jessica!

I have All PoTS symptoms but bc of diagnosed brain tumor (two actually). Surgery on number one on April 30, 2019. Send positive vibes. Bravo on how clear you are on topic and what a great advocate for your own and others health. 🌿

I'm able-bodied but my best friend has POTS. I love learning about it so I can best help her. Thanks for your videos!!

I have POTS but I don't faint. A lot of doctors inexperienced in POTS think you need to faint to have POTS. I also have Idiopathic Hypersomnia.

Not gonna lie, I laughed out loud when you had the flower pot in your hand! Thank you for another fun and informative video! You’re the best!

Ha! I opened RU-vid whilst lying on the floor.... To find something to pass some time... On the floor! Just chronic illness things 😂

I've been told for years that these are just symptoms of my Post Traumatic Stress Disorder... but thanks to this video (which I showed to my doctor, as well as bringing along the list of symptoms) I'm finally being tested for POTS and HOPEFULLY will be able to figure out a way to deal with these symptoms, as they've been wrecking havoc on my life for the last four years. Thankyou so much, Jessica, for finally making people listen when we say SOMETHING IS WRONG!

So composed and elegant, even on the floor.

As I'm currently in hospital for what my doctors think is POTS, this video was perfect timing for me!

This is great! Keeping a link to this handy so I can stop explaining POTS every 5 minutes. Also a fun symptom not mentioned: temperature dysregulation. I get intense hot flashes (often in the evening or when lying done) where my extremities feel like they’re on fire and painful tingling shivers when I’m cold (or tired or standing too long). This all goes with the circulatory / ANS mess.

A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to my brother, and i stood up, went dizzy, and immediately ended up on the floor (which does happen a fair bit, lmao) and he just stood there for a minute, until I said 'Don't worry, we're Gucci.' and he replies with 'No, you're Tesco Value' which is still the funniest thing anyone has ever said to me. (I feel like I should mention, I've not being diagnosed with anything, waiting on more blood tests lmao)

Educating, informing AND looking great - all with great smarts and humor...Awesome!

Was literally just talking to my wife about how I think I probably have POTS. Oh, the irony!

I have all of the symptoms, yaaaayyyyy! I've actually been considering making videos to talk about my experience with POTS, the utter hell it was to get it diagnosed, realising that I had actually been struggling with this all my life and had been misdiagnosed (or rather, ignored and brushed off) since childhood, etc. But then I get annoyed with myself just even thinking about it because I already feel sick every day, I don't want to think and talk about it even more... and then I think about how much videos like Jessica's have helped me and that maybe I could help someone else... and then get annoyed with myself again and the endless cycle continues lol

Unrelated to my previous comment, after watching the whole video, I have already several doctor appointments coming up in relation to blood and digestive issues and basically 90% of the issues discussed here seem to apply to me so suddenly this might be a whole lot more useful to me personally. Joy!...

This was really helpful because I've had it suggested that my mystery fainting illness is POTS, thank you! Also that dress is absolutely beautiful! 😍

Jessica it's like you KNEW I went in for my tilt table test yesterday.

Notification squad 🙌🏻 My symptoms include lightheadedness, extremely fast and hard heartbeat, vertigo/dizziness, shortness of breath with a sometimes tight chest, near fainting, orthostatic headache (in addition to migraine), exhaustion, brain fog, shakiness, digestive problems, and my vision blacking out, all of these when I sit or stand up. I’m also sensitive to caffeine, dehydration, heat, and overexertion. Your videos contributed to my success in getting diagnosed with POTS. My possible triggers are genetics (my aunt has it, and we have a connective tissue issue, plus anxiety), but also my two rounds of mononucleosis, and a concussion. Thank you for your lovely video! PS: the Sims jokes, I can’t 😂 and the big pot hahah I love it

I had a tilt table test which showed that I had an episode of low blood pressure. The neurologist that organised it sent me back to my GP to test for Addison’s disease, when that came back negative, he just said to try wearing compression stockings and tilting my bed...I asked him what it could be then if not addisons, and he said ‘sometimes girls your age just have low blood pressure, you’ll grow out of it’..honestly at this point if I don’t laugh I’ll cry! Thanks for making me feel less alone Jessica, it’s not easy being ill for 3 years with doctors not caring ❤️

Basically every symptom listed here, I have. I also have most of the symptoms for fybromyalgia. Struggle is, all these symptoms overlap with a fun condition of mine- oh yes, it's anorexia nervosa, everyone's favourite. For the umpteenth time, I'm starting recovery and none of the symptoms have gone away yet. I think I will wait a few months, try not to relapse, and if the symptoms persist, consult my doctor. Also, excellent title. Never related more. I'm on the floor a lot. Like a lot. I may or may not be on the floor right now. ... I am.

When I first started watching your videos I was very lost regarding my body, as I was very slowly coming to terms with my declining health. Thanks to your videos I managed to learn more and more about having a chronic illness as my chronic fatigue syndrome started to rear its ugly head. You have been such a help to me and still continue to be such a positive role model in all aspects, particularly accepting my disabled body! Not to mention how I feel comfortable laughing along with your jokes about pots and chronic illness lol! Never stop being amazing, lost of love 💕

Casual been laying on the floor for hours and then see the title for this 😂

fellow potsie here, bless you for this video! I had pots symptoms since I was 10/11 and didn’t get diagnosed until I was 17/18, and my symptoms were constantly explained away by doctors as other things until I had about 10 different tests done. I SORELY needed a video like this back then! In terms of symptoms I get: Mild to extreme dizziness/light headedness as upon sitting up/standing up from sitting/lying down; EXTREME palpitations to the point that the sensation makes me nauseous/is painful; Migraines; Tiredness/Weakness (usually severely for periods of weeks at a time, then periods without, but also more minor daily effects); Shakiness; Shortness of breath; DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS (near constant nausea, stomach ache, etc); Tunnel vision/total vision loss; Poor temperature regulation; However I don’t get blackouts or brain fog! Before I was diagnosed, doctors told me my symptoms were IBS/Chronic Fatigue/Symptoms of my anxiety/depression (which I do actually have), so this made it very difficult to get diagnosed - I had every single one of the tests Jessica mentioned at least once before they finally confirmed it, especially as a lot of doctors who aren’t specialists seem to not know a lot about it. So if you think you may have pots, I would ask about if specifically with your doctors as my diagnosis really changed my life for the better as now I finally know how to manage my symptoms :)

I receive my "Some Such Tosh" mug, very quickly, as a matter of fact. It's lovely and I'm thinking of taking it to the next meeting at work and showing it off (whenever appropriate to what someone has to say).

Thank you for making videos like this, there are so few easy to digest non medical jargen information sources out there on rarer disabilities and I know this will surely help alot of people. Xx

Jessica, you just may have helped me solve a mystery for somebody I care about! Thank you!💖 You've just relieved quite a bit of worry!

As someone with pots, my most noticeable symptoms are dizziness and blackouts, real bad brain fog (especially when taking an important test because of course), v bad heat intolerance/I can barely go outside in the summer, migraines, and anxiety. I also drink an ungodly amount of water. But I don't actually faint very often or have digestive issues. So it's true, pots is very different for everybody. Loved the video, Jessica!

So...I watched this video just because I love Jessica and watch all of her videos, but it made me realize I might have POTS. It’s hard to tell for sure because I also have anxiety issues, but I’ve always felt lightheaded after standing and have trouble standing for long periods of time. I’m going to have to research this now, thank you! This video was incredibly helpful.

OMG this is what my former girlfriend was finally diagnosed with, after years of me worrying about her ! She had been dealing with such a strange variety of symptoms and it was such a mystery for years. We would travel and (trying to) work out together but I'd constantly have to stop and help her just keep from falling over. :( Never blamed her or anything impatient like that, of course. I believed her that it was more than just feeling tired or hungry... but it was so mysterious. I'm glad she finally went to an ACTUAL doctor to get diagnosed and she says she's taking care of it better these days. BTW, one strange symptom that she had (which I'm assuming was related to her POTS) was compulsive BURPING. Yes, she'd have painful burping spells, the way most people would have the hiccups. She'd pass it off as being funny when we started dating... lol but then it got a bit concerning........ and she'd be embarrassed in restaurants.

your earlier video is what helped me realize i have it!! mine developed suddenly and we think it might be related to my chronic pain (yay! no going away!) my current symptoms: -actually fainting when standing too long -feeling super lightheaded when i sit up for too long -migraines ! -ironically,, i have high blood pressure which my cardiologist thinks is a symptom because when i go off my hbp medication, my pots gets worse -BRAIN FOG ! -nausea oh my god -getting hot makes me lightheaded fun fact when getting tested for pots: my cardiologist had me do a standing test and after just 4 minutes and 19 seconds, my heart rate was almost 150! safe to say that he was pretty confident in my diagnosis. i now use a wheelchair for most activities just to show you how much it effects me personally.

Thank you for another awesome (and very informative) video!! :) You make my day ^^

Hello all! I have dysautonomia but not specifically POTS. Mine is secondary to a genetic metabolic condition I have. I have both passed and failed a tilt table test in the same day bc my issues are primarily surrounding my blood sugar and hydration. When my blood sugar drops suddenly... the POTS-like symptoms return. So it’s imperative I eat at very specific times and drink plenty of water. Doing so will never cure me but has helped me live a better quality of life. Everyone with dysautonomia is different so I hope this may be helpful to someone out there :) Also.... side note.... my heat intolerance issues in which my heart rate would pass 200 beats per minute was just diagnosed as Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. A separate issue from my dysautonomia related just to heat intolerance. I’m so glad Jessica makes these videos, it’s great to see I’m not alone!

You are so stunning and I think it’s admirable that you do videos from the floor when you’re not able to get up. I also love how informative your videos are and I think us able-bodied people benefit from watching these as well. I’m currently down with a bad cold and watching your videos always lifts my mood up, lots of love from my floor 💕

My honest to God first reaction. Signs you have pots, you open your cabinets, and there they are! LOL. Seriously though, life with chronic illness is poop when doctors are just like Yay drink water!

I love your take on this kind of thing. The title alone brightened my day. :) And yes; I do spend too much time on the floor courtesy of PoTS.

Oh my dear, I hope you feel better soon! Thank you for always sharing your experiences, and showing us these glimpses of your life. Sometimes it's hard to see your disabilities, and for those of us who are fully-abled, it helps us understand to see these moments of your life.

Oh Em Gee, I am so happy that I found this video and your channel! I can’t believe I finally found a little community of people with the same issues I have and who enjoy/feel better spending as much time on the floor, LOL. You all get me ❤️🤗

I'm watching this on the floor because POTs lol. I love this video

I love when anytime people are lying or sitting on the floor your pets take it as an invitation to hangout and play with you, it's so cute !

such an informative and useful topic you've covered. thank you!! though I would listen to you speak about anything your voice is SO lovely and calming

I'm currently devoting parts of each session with my psychologist to us trying to decide if my symptoms are POTS or anxiety! She's got a lot of spoonie patients so she's super understanding, even if we haven't been able to figure things out, it's better than the frustration of seeing doctors as a mentally ill person who is also regular ill.

Just love your videos, you are just amazing xxx you have given me the strength to blog about my invisible illnesses and my life, thank you!! Xx

Thank you 😭😭😭 Jessica you've given me so much hope and motivation to seek diagnosis and treatment. I'm so thankful for you! ❤❤❤

Can you please do a video about how you manage your chronic illness while on your period?

I was vlogging through getting diagnosed with POTS, but haven’t been well enough to make videos recently. Hoping to get back to it soon! 🤞

Also thank you so much Jessica! Watching your original video on POTS helped me figure out something was wrong and eventually receive treatment/ diagnosis by being my own physical health advocate.

hey Jessica! I found your channel about 6 years ago during a time I was facing a whole grocery list of symptoms and no way to make sense of them. I'm so happy to report that all these years later, I've finally gotten an actual POTS diagnosis! I wanted to thank you so much for these videos and speaking about your experience. You were a major player in me finding out what I have and finally being able to get proper care.

I shared this on all my social media as I have pretty much the same form of pots as you! This has helped me find a way to explain what I’m feeling and what causes mine!!

I was just diagnosed with POTS last week. Thank you for posting your videos and sharing your experiences. I don’t know of anyone with POTS in real life so it’s great seeing someone I can relate with. I love all your videos Jessica. Keep on doing what you’re doing! 💜💜

I've been experiencing many of these symptoms for years but never knew this condition existed! I'll bring it up at my next doctors appointment. Thank you so much Jessica!

I just found your channel a few days ago. You've literally taught me more about POTS then the doctor has. I just got diagnosed about 2 months ago and still trying to figure out what to do to make my symptoms better.

The description of the shakiness as an analogy to hangover throwing up was incredibly descriptive 😳 made me chuckle with a knowing smile - dearly me bless all those who have POTS

One of the symptoms I don't often see people bring up is TERRIBLE depersonilzation and derealization!! If you suddenly feel like you're not a person or that you're not real, it could definitely be your POTS!!

Mine is affected by heat. Vasodilation coupled with standing up is a recipe for syncope.

I really needed this. I don’t have POTS but I’m having an insanely bad flare up right now and watching these videos always makes me feel less alone. I’m currently going through the motions of getting a second opinion on my fibromyalgia after about three years of diagnosis and wow is it tiring. But I’m great full that I am able to see the medics professionals necessary to do this

Jessica: Poisoning you can get from some metals Me: * Pauses midway through picking my tooth with a metal bobby pin *

I like how you explain stuff that at first seems complicated. Really helps me understand the whole situation better 😊 Also,guess who fell of the stairs for the second time in a week? Yep its me (thanks to chronic migraine and (presumably) POTS) I will show your video's to some of my friends, since it is hard for them to understand the whole situation. Please keep making educational video's, i love them 😊

thank you for the best explanation of POTS I have ever heard, I was diagnosed with POTS and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hypermobility joint syndrome) last fall and my tachycardia was so bad I had a cardiac ablation which is basically one of the lowest risk and least invasive of heart surgeries. my doctor originally said it would only take about an hour and it ended up taking 5 hours because there were 70+ arrhythmias in every four chambers of my heart and each one had to be individually cauterized. Explaining my condition to able body people is one of the hardest things about it besides ya know randomly passing out or dislocating my knees. It took 18 years to get a diagnosis because it's just not well known and since EDS and POTS cause so many different problems we were treating each one as its own thing. Thank you for spreading awareness and creating a sense of community for people with POTS it's way more common than most people think and the more education about it the better!

I really enjoy your positive content. I've been going through some things and your channels have really helped. Finding your channel is a great way for me to learn and to keep smiling. Keep up the great work.

Thank you. Your video made me remember recently my teenage cousin was diagnosed with pots, and that i had the same symptoms. since the age of 14 after a brain injury and very quickly contracting viral meningitis, I’ve had these problems and I’ve looked on nhs website and decided to ask my mum to print out the page so I can take it with me to the walk-in clinic. 😊

Thank you for such an educational video! 🙂

I love the length of your outros!

Love your videos so much! ❤️ I’d love to see one similar to this about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-I’ve always wondered how you got diagnosed and if any treatments help at all! Much love to you, Claud and the pups! ☺️❤️

Thank you for doing this video. I have a condition called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome as well as Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain, as well as other health issues which don't have an official diagnosis yet *yay* and after watching this it's given me a lot to think about. I'm currently recovering from anaemia and surgery so I can't fully pinpoint what is causing some of my symptoms but after watching this I'm gonna keep POTS in the back of my mind as I had a few of these symptoms before my anaemia. Thanks for this lovely video, and for also persisting on despite not being great that day xx

When you are probably healthy but some hypochondriac part of your brain leaves this video convinced you have P.O.T.S. XD

I swear you born to be a doctor. That was a better, more concise and holistic explanation of a medical illness than I have heard from Real professionals. I always marvel at how your experiences with the healthcare system have endowed you with such insight and compassion into health. Wonderful video as always

This look is absolutely fire

I learned about POTS from you and Stevie and realized that I think I've been having symptoms for years. I finally talked to my doctor about it and have an appointment with a specialist. I'm cautiously optimistic about finally getting some help!

As a very redheaded vintage-favoring girl with random bouts of paralysis that end up with me just sort of...being laid down on the nearest non-walkway floor, that intro made me laugh til tears. (seriously, I've been chilling out on my living room floor way too much!!) I don't have pots, but god that still made me feel very seen

Needed this today

This is brilliant! I was misdiagnosed and/or looked at like I was crazy by more doctors than I can count over almost 20 years before proper diagnosis. I was always asked which symptom was worse when I would tell them that the symptoms all happened together. An episode would always start by having a vague feeling of apathy and fatigue and feeling like my heart was rapidly beating in my stomach, then migraine-like pain from my eyes/head down my entire body, terrible nausea that would lead to endless vomiting, tunnel vision and hearing, labored breathing etc… I found out about POTS and disautonomia by watching a Discovery Heath show ‘Mystery Diognosis’. I was lying prone at the time, so very unwell, but inthralled that someone was finally describing all of my symptoms together and there was a reason for this. Hopefully your video will help someone in the same way. My cardiologist has said my POTS in chronic since it started in my 20s but manageable, thought to be brought on from the Epstein Barr virus damaging my heart. With an enormous amount of fluid and salt, as well as not getting over heated or avoiding environmental fragrances and pollutants (from perfume to cigarette smote to car exhaust) and staying active enough, I can manage to not feel like I’m going to “lose my legs” and spiral into all other symptoms.

Once again, thank you Jessica, for sharing this with us. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism/hashimoto syndrome when I was a child and have always associated my fainting, blackouts, perpetual tachycardia, fatigue no matter how much I sleep, etc, to this and also my atypical asthma. I fainted multiple times through life, had to take anti seizure medicine for chronic migraines during my teens and am always shaking. P.E. during my school years was a torture. As was my teenage years with people thinking I was just lazy for sleeping whenever I had nothing else to do. I have been on treatment for severe depression with a psychiatric and therapist for 4 years now, but I am feeling much better and all the symptoms you mentioned remain. So maybe I should do as you suggested and take an article describing POCS on my next appointment with my endocrinologist as well. Thank you and hope today is/was kind to you. xxx

Jessica!!! Your outfit gives me life you look so gorgeous here!

Jessica you are so awesome. I'm having the worst Fibromyalgia flare of the past 2 years and needed some Jessica in my life! I've often wondered about POTS as well. As I pass out a lot. We've been wondering about blood sugar too.

Guess who got diagnosed two days ago!!! This gal. Boy was it annoying, but it was also quite helpful and took less time than expected!

Ehrlos Danlos member here with scoliosis, keiloid scarring and epilepsy 👍 thank you for your videos Jessica they really help as I don't know anyone as unique as us. Used to get POTs symptoms sometimes when standing up too quickly but hasn't happened for a while. Many hospital stays were full of nearly passing out with the seeing stars vision thing.

pots might explain me feeling like i’m having a panic attack for no reason, my horrible migraines and a variety of other things you mentioned and now i’m overly paranoid about it👀

i love that i saw this video in my recommendations as i sat down by the stove because i couldnt stand long enough to finish cooking.

I love you videos, please take care of yourself!

I accidentally clicked this video, and I am grateful cuz it really helped me out. I've been wondering for years what is wrong with me, I do have HASHIMOTO'S, which makes me tired but this makes so much more sense with the tiredness I feel. Like I feel like my blood is suffocating. I'm going to talk to my doc about it tomorrow. Thank you.

7:34 I know exactly what you mean! I caught a bad stomach bug for the first time a few months back and I felt the same exact way!!

I love your style so much. It’s so beautiful and classy. And this was a good video. Also I was diagnosed with vaso vagal but I think I have pots.

Oh my God I knew! I have the pots. I will check to get diagnosed first if any of my doctors know about it. Before I researched any of the symptoms I was dealing with, I often asked my mother if this was normal. She often replied anxiety but it didn't make sense to me. As well as the fact I have little to nothing of anxiety myself. Once I researched and found what could be the answer (pots) I just need it had to be it but I wasn't sure because I didn't have all the symptoms that I could be dealing with. Thank you for this video!

This has come at exactly the right time. I passed out at silly o'clock this morning and bounced my face off the kitchen counter, and am now having trouble explaining to my pals what happened and why I'm not freaking out about it! Thankyou!

Don't feel ashamed for your "terrible" joke. I couldn't resist laughing at it because i love that kind of humor. Which is good because I have some friends who love puns. I don't have POTS but I do have IBS so I feel you on digestive issues. I've had IBS since I was in middle school but only got diagnosed last winter.

This came out the day I had my testing. Thank you for raising awareness about POTS, I can’t tell you how many doctors told me to just get up slower or drink more water and told me seeing black or passing out was normal. It wasn’t until I watched one of your videos that I thought oh maybe that’s what I have. So I asked my doctors about it, was tested, and boom. I was right. Now just to find a specialist which is a bit difficult in the Midwest...

I have POTS. I relate to the symptoms you talked about in your video. I feel like no one in my school really knows about it so it feels nice to hear someone has similar struggles and experiences.

The day you release this video, I have a heart monitor stuck on my chest for the next week as part of testing me for POTS so I feel like this video is a sign