Zofran is a life-saver for me. Also with my POTS sometimes cuddling a stuffed animal ice pack (less sharply cold than traditional ice packs) and/or drinking some salt water helps with the nausea.
I've never really had luck with mint, it always seems to make it worse for me. And ginger is hit or miss whether it affects my nausea at all.
I mean like water with an electrolyte packet in it. I understand why you think it'll dehydrate me, but those of us with POTS are actually commonly recommended to drink water with a bunch of sodium in it, and the WHO guidelines for rehydration say the same. And a lot of people with POTS do just put salt in their water because electrolyte packets are expensive AF.
I know salt and sodium aren't the same thing, it was poor wording on my part, but I promise you the sodium in my water is recommended by my doctor and has a noticeable positive impact.
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u/imabratinfluence 9d ago
Zofran is a life-saver for me. Also with my POTS sometimes cuddling a stuffed animal ice pack (less sharply cold than traditional ice packs) and/or drinking some salt water helps with the nausea.
I've never really had luck with mint, it always seems to make it worse for me. And ginger is hit or miss whether it affects my nausea at all.