Hydration

Sodium, fluids, and electrolyte basics for POTS.

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Coffee and POTS: The Case For, the Case Against, and the Timing Question

Caffeine both tightens blood vessels and speeds the heart — the split effect behind coffee's mixed reputation in POTS, and how some patients time it strategically.

2026.08.10

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Hydration

How Much Sodium Do You Actually Need With POTS?

Why sodium matters for blood volume in POTS, the ranges clinicians commonly discuss, and how to raise intake without guesswork.

2026.05.20

A woman stands at a cluttered kitchen counter holding a mug of black coffee, glancing at the fitness watch on her wrist to check her pulse.

Hydration

Hydration and Caffeine With POTS: Friend, Foe, or Neither?

Untangling the mild-diuretic worry from how caffeine actually affects heart rate, and how to fit coffee into a POTS routine sensibly.

2026.04.01

A woman sits on the edge of an unmade bed at dawn, drinking a full glass of water before standing, a cluttered nightstand beside her.

Hydration

Does the Timing of Your Fluids Change How You Feel Standing Up?

The case for front-loading fluids with POTS, what a pre-standing water bolus is, and how to space drinks without living in the bathroom.

2026.03.25

A man in glasses holds a plain electrolyte powder tub close to his face, squinting at the nutrition panel on the back.

Hydration

Reading an Electrolyte Label: The Numbers That Actually Matter

A plain-language walkthrough of sodium, potassium, and magnesium on an electrolyte label, and how to turn a serving into a daily target.

2026.03.18

A man at a kitchen counter stirs electrolyte powder into a tall glass of water, a second plain glass of water beside it.

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Electrolyte Drinks vs. Plain Water for Orthostatic Symptoms

What sodium adds that water alone cannot, when plain water is genuinely enough, and why concentration matters as much as volume.

2026.03.12

A young man refills a large reusable water bottle at the kitchen sink, a second nearly-empty bottle and a glass already on the counter.

Hydration

How Much Water Is Too Much When You Have POTS?

Why 'drink more' has an upper limit with POTS, and how over-drinking plain water without sodium can quietly backfire.

2026.03.04