Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. I can only speak to my own experience and hope that gives you some insight into what POTS is and how it can affect you or the people around you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n What it feels like:<\/strong> suddenly being unable to lift something that is already in your hand or not being able to lift an arm or a leg all of a sudden. Less so, it’s muscle strain and pain when doing something that you can normally do, such as brushing your hair or lifting a tea cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For me there are 2 types of muscle weakness. The first is gradual which is from not using muscles overtime. I find that this happens faster for me than others who don\u2019t have POTS but it is something that typically happens. I also think with POTS it\u2019s easy to slip into disuse of muscles, if you\u2019re too fatigued to do much then it makes sense your muscles get weaker. There are some theories that POTS is an autoimmune disorder (I personally believe this) which could mean that your body is attacking your muscles which could explain the losing muscle more rapidly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The second form of muscle weakness that happens for me is sudden muscle weakness. I find that I can be holding a cup and I suddenly can no longer hold it, my toes can no longer keep my flip flops on or I suddenly can no longer hold my hairbrush. This is all something that happens rapidly and goes away as soon as it comes. I find that it is mostly fine motor not gross motor, mostly my fingers and hand rather than my arms and legs. This is mostly likely caused by low blood flow to certain regions of your body or it is neurological.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rest is generally something I\u2019ve found helps this. Exercising more helps too, building those muscles so they don\u2019t fail at random or grow weak overtime. Reigning your blood pressure once again is always key to feeling good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Howell, Damien. \u201cPostural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).\u201d Physiopedia<\/em>, https:\/\/www.physio-pedia.com\/Postural_Tachycardia_Syndrome_(POTS)<\/a>. Accessed 2 April 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMuscular and Cutaneous Dysfunction in POTS – Full Text View – ClinicalTrials.gov.\u201d Clinical Trials<\/em>, 20 November 2019, https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT04170725<\/a>. Accessed 2 April 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rice, Damien, and Matt Galbraith. \u201c.,.\u201d ., – YouTube<\/em>, 16 November 2008, https:\/\/n.neurology.org\/content\/82\/10_supplement\/p6.021<\/a>. Accessed 2 April 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat causes it:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Solutions I\u2019ve found:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Further Reading<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
What do you do if you experience weakness in your muscles? Anything to help?<\/h4>\n\n\n\t
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