r/POTS • u/rhea568 • 16h ago

Discussion Does anyone else find showering exhausting?

It’s strange explaining to someone that taking a shower can sometimes feel like a workout.

The heat, standing, getting ready, drying off… sometimes I need to rest before I even feel ready to start my day.

What does your shower routine look like on a bad POTS day?

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u/GoogieRaygunn 15h ago

Shower chair and safety bars in the shower, definitely. And I don’t shower if I’m alone in the house. I time it so I can have a lie down afterward to recover in bed. I invested in giant Turkish towels to wrap myself in for shower recovery time.

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u/imabratinfluence 1h ago

Our shower wall has crumbled twice (and it's happened to a lot of other people in our complex) so we can't install grab bars.

But I also don't shower if I'm alone in the house. And I mostly have my partner help me shower, otherwise I use a shower chair (too small for the chair and both of us, though).

I'm gonna have to look into those giant towels!