05/02/2025
Hey everyone! For those who don’t know me, I’m Deanna and I created this page along with the related private group back in 2012 when my POTS first got triggered. I have been on journey since then. I could write an entire novel here, but I will try to shorten my very long story 😅
In 2010, like many of you, my whole life changed when my POTS got triggered and I found out I have EDS and MCAD as well. YEARS of hospital stays, medications, missing school, not being able to work, etc.
In 2015, I started adjusting my lifestyle and diet. I worked HARD for years and eventually in 2017 I officially got off all my medications. I was married and had my first baby when I got off my last medication. I wasn’t completely healed. I still had symptoms I was working around, but I was functioning and SO relieved! I had accepted that I was always going to deal with some things, but was just beyond thankful I was living a “normal” life.
Well, fast forward to 2024, while pregnant with our third I was just exhausted and my EDS pain was horrible. About three months postpartum, everything came crashing down. I had my first POTS attack in 10 years. I could go into all the details, but it was horrible and once again left me basically bed ridden. Only this time I had three small children. I immediately started fighting and doing all the tricks, but nothing was getting me functional. I did a full cardiovascular work up, they confirmed POTS, and put me back on a beta blocker. That helped me at least not feel like I was at risk of needing to go back to the hospital, but it still wasn’t enough. I didn’t want to go back down the same rabbit hole I did ten years ago so I went to a naturopath doctor. This is where we get to the part of WHY I am doing this post!!
She did different blood work and a hair sample (my CBC was “normal” so this did a more personalized range) and showed me that I was severely mineral deficient, had extreme adrenal fatigue, and toxin/heavy metal build up in my body 🤯
Her own son has POTS and she has seen hundreds of others with POTS, and she said in her experience all of them are mineral deficient with adrenal fatigue, and in most cases also have toxin build up. Once they fix that, their symptoms go away.
Now, being 15 years into my journey with POTS, this was mind blowing to me. After all the testing and hospital stays, no one had ever told me this before. I went with what she said. I was lowest in potassium and sodium. Both of which control the heart. I got those up within a couple months and was able to get off my beta blocker completely!! 🤯🤯
Now, after fighting to get my mineral levels up and toxins out of my body, I am SO much better. Even with the little bit of detox symptoms I still have lingering, I feel better than I ever have 😭 I can’t begin to describe how much of a blessing it is to be able to be the active mom I have always wanted to be. I couldn’t NOT share this with you all!!
I want to keep sharing more on this page of what I have learned. It’s just too much for one post. I’m obviously not a doctor, but if anything I share from my own experience could help even one of you get the relief I have gotten it will be worth the time to make these posts!
Picture of my me with my husband and my hair sample results for attention