Woman ‘Allergic to Gravity’ Faints 10X, Unable to Stand More Than 3 Minutes Without Passing Out

Twenty-eight-year-old Lyndsi Johnson, a former aviation diesel mechanic for the US Navy, recently claimed she's suffering from being allergic to gravity, one of the world's least understood illnesses, which, at times, is even forcing her to sit with her legs.

An NDTV report said that Johnson, from the United States, who described herself as being allergic to gravity, revealed that she spends 23 hours in bed, faints ten times each day, and cannot stand for longer than three minutes without passing out.

In a media report, the woman said she began to suffer from abdominal and back pain in 2015. Through the years, her symptoms worsened until they reached the point when she started "projectile vomiting," not to mention fainting up to 10 times every day.

After years of going back and forth to her doctors, Johnson was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome or PoTS early this year.

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

PoTS is a condition that creates blood volume and an irregular increase in heart rate when a person is standing or sitting up.

As mentioned, Johnson calls what she's going through an "allergy to gravity." She explained that she was allergic to gravity. She added, "it sounds crazy but it's true."

The former aviation diesel mechanic also explained that she could not leave her house anymore, adding that there's no cure, although she's so grateful for what she does have.

A related Independent report said Johnson first began to feel ill while she worked in the Navy overseas. As her symptoms continued, she struggled with chronic pain. Nonetheless, doctors could not figure out what was wrong.

Vomiting 'The Exorcist' Style

Johnson said in 2018; she was discharged from the military because of her illness. After six months, she began developing severe abdominal pain and projectile vomiting.

She described the experience as something "so bad" that she screamed in pain, and her vomiting was "The Exorcist style."

However, the doctors could not figure out what was wrong, and she continued with her battle against her illness.

Johnson was even hospitalized several times in the past few years, although it was, perhaps, her anxiety that caused her symptoms.

Early this year, she was unable to keep food down. Her illness worsened, and she needed to stop driving. She even struggled to bend over, minus feeling light-headed.

A cardiologist theorized afterward that the woman might have PoTS and recommended that she undergo a "Tilt test," which gauges heart rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygen. In February this year, she was officially diagnosed with the said condition.

Currently on Beta-Blockers

The ex-US Navy diesel mechanic said she was grateful to finally know what was wrong with her so she could be treated.

Newsweek reported that according to Johnson, she is currently on beta-blockers which have lessened her fainting to thrice a day and helped with her nausea. Nonetheless, she's still unable to live a normal life and depends on James, her husband, to be her caregiver.

But despite her condition, this determined woman is currently pursuing a music business degree from the confines of her bed. She's hoping she'd be able to get back to work in a job she can work remotely, not to mention lying down.

A report about Lyndsi Johnson is shown on SWNS's YouTube video below:

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