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Dr. Diana, both a doctor (therapeutic optometrist), and a recovered POTS and ME/CFS patient, offers help and hope for POTS, Dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Lyme, vascular abnormalities, Fibromyalgia, and Multiple Sclerosis. Dr. Diana is now working full time at POTS Care.

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Reply To: What do you do for your depression?

NEW STUDY! Parasym Plus™ for Multiple Sclerosis › Forums › PrettyIll.com Discussion › POTS › What do you do for your depression? › Reply To: What do you do for your depression?

July 16, 2013 at 6:09 pm #3914
jennifer7854
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Yes! Pool Party at my house! 🙂 If you can’t make it, then some say the mammalian reflex can be achieved by dipping your face in ice water. Not as fun as a pool party!

Luckily since I agree with you about licorice not tasting that great I take Licorice Root capsules. I heard this from a Vimeo lecture on POTS and the Dr. mentioned licorice was the natural alternative to Florinef.

Anyway I can’t help but wonder if (at least for me) the hypoxia is a major culprit in the snowball that just keeps rolling…EDS=low blood pressure=hypoxia=adrenaline surges and pots. Hypoxia also= mast cell activation=inflammation=pain AND nerve damage=big snowball=depressing! I know it’s not that simple but something along those lines? I am doing many different things to feel better but constriction is top of my list. I am instantly MUCH happier when constricted! Coffee also has been a gift from God for me too. It has snapped me back to normal many times. Anyone reading this take all my info with grain of salt (which by the way helps too) haha.

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