Is this adrenals, POTS, Babs or what?

pmm73

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Posted 3/21/2017 8:54 AM (GMT -5)

I was just having a conversation with my boss about dogs...as I was standing in his office, I could feel my legs start to shake. I had to tense up to keep from shaking. Now, I'm sweating too...like through my clothes sweating.

The conversation was very light-hearted so it was nothing to be nervous about...I just got very excited because I love dogs and could talk about them all day.

Wondering if it's the "stress" of excitement causing me to sweat now (adrenals), or the stress of standing up longer than I usually can (POTS) or just Babs messing with me?

Traveler

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Posted 3/21/2017 9:05 AM (GMT -5)

As far as I know, the only way to really tell is to put yourself (carefully) in those positions again. Make sure you replicated the 'conditions' - when you ate, how long you have been up and moving around and such. Try standing for that long again - does it happen then? Try sitting down and talking about dogs (or other happy subjects).

If it's POTS, it will likely happen no matter how things change, but the other things may be able to be replicated, and you might be able to figure out what it is.

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