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My Everyday POTS Survival Kit (That I Actually Use)
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items Living with POTS means constantly prepping for a body that acts like it’s in a crisis… even when I’m just standing still. This list is everything I actually use to survive daily life with dysautonomia—from high-sodium drinks and compression socks to ...
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🌡️ Daily Monitoring & Management
🪑 Mobility & Orthostatic Support
🧃 Hydration & Flare-Friendly Fuel
🧘♀️ Comfort & Regulation Tools
🧴 Skin, GI, & MCAS Support
🚨 Emergency Flare Kit Must-Haves
🌡️ Daily Monitoring & Management
Keeping tabs on your vitals isn’t extra, it’s survival, These tools help me monitor what my nervous system is doing (or not doing) so I know when I'm crashing, flaring, or need to salt up ASAP. If you've ever stood up and felt like a dying Victorian ...
Actually cute and don't cut into my calves. These help prevent blood pooling and keep my legs from feeling like wet noodles.
🧦 Vim & Vigr 20-30 mmHg Compression
Socks
Super salty and great for hydration. Grapefruit is the only flavor that doesn't feel like a punishment. But then again— up to your preference!
🥤 LMNT Electrolyte
Packets - Grapefruit
Chewable salt tabs for when I need a quick hit of sodium without chugging anything. Mild taste, not too chalky.
🧂 SaltStick FastChews
Easy to use when I'm dizzy or foggy. I track BP swings after standing, meals, or flares.
🩺 Omron Platinum Blood Pressure Monitor
Best HR tracker for catching spikes, flares, and recovery patterns. The data actually makes sense and helps me advocate for myself at appointments. And it’s out of sight and out of mind so my OCD doesn’t go wild!
📊 Visible Health Armband
🪑 Mobility & Orthostatic Support
Standing is a scam. These are my go-to tools for staying upright without fully disassociating from reality. Whether it’s sitting in the shower, using a rollator at events, or just trying not to pass out in public, this section is all about gravity-fi...
A non-negotiable for flare days or heat fatigue. I don’t care if it ruins the aesthetic—falling is worse.
🚿 Drive Medical Shower Chair
Lightweight and silent. Keeps me from cooking alive in the car or at events. Looks a little goofy but I don’t care.
🌬️ JISULIFE Portable Neck Fan
This thing is the definition of cute and functional. It’s a rollator when I’m on my feet and a wheelchair when I’m done pretending to be okay.
🦽 Rollz Motion Candy Pink 2 n 1 Rollator
I sleep elevated to avoid reflux and blood pooling. Also great for legs when I’m horizontal during flares.
🛏️ Xtra-Comfort Wedge Pillow (Adjustable)
When my neck feels like a bobblehead from dysautonomia or hEDS, this helps keep things steady.
🎽 Core Products Soft Cervical Collar
🧃 Hydration & Flare-Friendly Fuel
Water? Love her. Salt? Need her. These are the hydration helpers and safe snacks I reach for when I’m dizzy, nauseous, or halfway to a full-body shutdown. Bonus points for being GI-friendly and actually tolerable during flares.
Keeps water cold for literal hours. I drink more just because it’s satisfying to hold.
🍾 Hydroflask 40oz Wide Mouth Bottle
Soft, easy on the gut, and doesn’t trigger flares for me. Great for emergency snacks in the car or bag.
🍌 Nature’s Bakery Fig Bars
I keep cold Gatorade, nausea drinks, or applesauce in this next to my bed for flare days.
🧊 Chefman Mini Fridge (4-liter)
Holds warm broth or tea all day. Helps with nausea, hydration, and feeling cozy when my stomach is trash.
🍲 Stainless Steel Thermos
🧘♀️ Comfort & Regulation Tools
Sometimes my nervous system acts like a raccoon in a panic. These are the cozy, calming tools I use to regulate my body, manage pain, and survive sensory chaos. Weighted blankets, heating pads, peppermint oil—it’s giving emotional support objects.
Great for stomach cramps, back pain, or just when my body is being dramatic. I use this daily.
🔥 Sunbeam King Size Heating Pad
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Reusable, moldable, and perfect for cooling down when I feel like I’m gonna pass out from heat.
🧊 FlexiKold Gel Ice Pack
Makes me feel grounded and less panicky during flares. Just don’t overheat! Use my code symptomsoup10 for 15% off!
🧸 Comfrt Weighted Blanket
Goes on my temples, wrists, or even stomach. Helps with nausea and headaches. Smells so good it’s basically emotional support.
🌿 Migrastil Peppermint Roll-On
For sensory overload, loud family, or migraine days. They’re discreet and don’t hurt my ears.
🎧 Loop Quiet Earplugs
🧴 Skin, GI, & MCAS Support
Because POTS doesn’t come alone. This section covers everything I use for the GI chaos, histamine drama, and skin nonsense that tag along with dysautonomia. Flare-safe lotions, nausea sweets, and boil-prevention heroes all live here.
My ride-or-die for reflux and MCAS tummy days. Works best when paired with Zyrtec.
💊 Pepcid (Famotidine)
Zero scent, zero irritation. My skin throws tantrums over everything else.
🧴 Vanicream Daily Moisturizer
Helps prevent skin infections/boils in sweat-prone areas. I use it after pool days or long outings.
🧼 Hibiclens Antiseptic Skin Cleanser
Actually taste good and help calm my stomach. I keep them in my backpack for surprise flares.
🪴 Pink Stork Ginger Nausea Sweets
My GI tract likes to take vacations. This helps keep things moving without pain or cramping.
💩 Miralax Powder
🚨 Emergency Flare Kit Must-Haves
This is the “oh no it’s happening” section. These are my ride-or-die items that live in my backpack, car, or nightstand for flare days. Vomit bags? Check. Salt chews? Check. Cool-down tools for when I’m melting from the inside out? Yup.
For daily meds, salt chews, nausea tabs, and Benadryl. Fits in small bags or even pockets.
🎒 Compact Pill Organizer (8-slot)
Sweet but hydrating. I rotate between this and LMNT depending on the day.
💦 Liquid IV Stick Packs
Sorry but we need them. These are discreet and don’t leak, unlike my dignity.
🧻 Leakproof Vomit Bags
Gets icy cold with just water. Life saver at theme parks, parties, or hot showers.
🧊 Cooling Towel – Mission HydroActive