Feel Like My Life Is Spiraling Out Of Control

[DrSmokes]

Glad to hear it is figured out. You have a bunch of things you can do to help the issue so I wouldn't get down if I were you. Do the things you are told to do for a while and see how they go.

 

You would be shocked at how much water your body can hold. When I had high blood pressure at the age of 22 (yeah it is genetic in my case) they put me on a diuretic, I lost 8.5 lbs of water in 2 days. I now exercise daily, and only eat about 1800-2000mg of salt per day and I am good. But yeah, if you crush salt and drink lots of water, you will hold a ton of water.

Sounds like you are potassium deficient if you are really holding on to that much water.

[Snowdrifter]

Long story short(I'll fill you guys in tomorrow) I've been doing research and POTS just doesn't seem to add up. That might be the symptoms, but I'm convinced there is some underlying cause

[mattarios2]

Glad to hear it is figured out. You have a bunch of things you can do to help the issue so I wouldn't get down if I were you. Do the things you are told to do for a while and see how they go.
 
You would be shocked at how much water your body can hold. When I had high blood pressure at the age of 22 (yeah it is genetic in my case) they put me on a diuretic, I lost 8.5 lbs of water in 2 days. I now exercise daily, and only eat about 1800-2000mg of salt per day and I am good. But yeah, if you crush salt and drink lots of water, you will hold a ton of water.

Sounds like you are potassium deficient if you are really holding on to that much water.

At the time I had blood tests done and my potassium levels were perfect. Put it this way, I am just 100% Lebanese and we love our Mediterranean cuisine :-). I just hold water like a beast. I easily eat 7-8 servings of vegetables and fruits a day, my potassium levels were quite good. Once I started running my bp went down to 117/55 within 2 months.