Christina Applegate has been dealing with her own health struggles, and now she’s opening up about how her daughter Sadie is also facing her own problems as she helps her mother cope with her Multiple Sclerosis. The Married..
.With Children star has often shared the hard issues she’s faced since being diagnosed with MS in 2021 on her MeSsy podcast, including how she feels she has failed as a parent, times she needed adult diapers and even feeling her husband is “better off” without her. However, she has now revealed that her 13-year-old daughter was recently diagnosed with POTS, and the two have bonded over their shared health issues.
Christina Applegate fears husband 'better off without her' and makes confession Christina Applegate recalls needing adult diapers after eating tainted salad Sadie herself opened up on her own diagnosis in the podcast. “I have something called POTS,” she said. “I have no clue what it actually is, but it’s something to do with the autonomic nervous system and it affects my heart.
When I stand up, I get really, really dizzy and my legs get really weak and I feel like I’m going to pass out.” POTS, formally known as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, is a chronic disorder which effects autonomic nervous system and blood circulation, and those who suffer from it can experience a rapid increase in heart rate when standing up from sitting or lying down. They can also experience lightheadedness, brain fog, fatigue, intolerance .
