#at first I'm like hmmmm idk if I meet the criteria for orthostatic intolerance idkkk

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I just found out that a tilt table test isn't like, getting tilted back and forth for a while, you lay there for thirty minutes and then they tilt you upright REAL QUICK, im gonna fail that test so hard lmao

#at first I'm like hmmmm idk if I meet the criteria for orthostatic intolerance idkkk #and tested my HR a few times from laying/standing with a few minutes in between #but if it's THIRTY MINS at rest before they flip me? #I'm fucked lmao #the biggest increase from sitting to standing that I've seen in the last two days #was 24bpm #that's like...not the worst. it's outside the normal range but it's not BAD #it's not pre syncope levels of bad #but I've also deliberately increased my salt intake ever since the PT said POTS to me on Tuesday so #hmmmmm #sometimes I feel like my fucking around and finding out isn't very science based and k can't possibly accurately diagnose myself and then #this stuff happens... #I'm so fucking tired bro #I got so confused and frustrated about a really stupid and simple thing today that I just started crying #I've been crying a LOT in the last two weeks #BUT #only two more shifts and then I'm free from this job forEVER!!! #and I can focus on my health or lack thereof #I don't expect cures or even really effective treatments at this point I just want to know WHY #like WHAT is happening with my body bro #it's never worked particularly well or normal but the last time I felt physically healthy was early 2022 #it's been almost TWO years since I felt healthy and I'm 25 #and I feel like it's getting progressively worse. not by huge increments but enough #maybe that's just symptoms stacking? idk #maybe it's just extended fatigue without really feeling rested #I have no clue which is why I would loooove to know bro #sigh #little Victorian boy wasting disease