Got some IV fluids today and my POTs symptoms are much less now. I felt like a whole new person when I left there! The nurse told me how a lot of their patients end up getting a port because getting IVs on a regular basis causes your veins to wear out/build scar tissue. I'd wondered about that/if I'd ever need one if I need these IVs for the rest of my life. Something to ask my PCP about when I see her in January. In case you don't know, a port goes below your collarbone and provides the means to receive meds/fluids (maybe draw blood to?) without needing to be constantly poked.

Today, I was thinking about how I get sick more often than I used to and, when I am sick, I seem to get more sick than I used to. It made me wonder if any of the meds I'm on can suppress your immune system and I found some sources online say that risperidone can. I didn't look at any of the studies in detail, and some were in mice, but there was source after source saying it can. With how sensitive I am to meds, if risperidone does suppress your immune system it probably would do so to mine. When I see my pdoc in 6 weeks, I am going to try to remember to ask him about this.

Psych meds sure are rough on the body.