Knowing how to talk to your family and friends about POTS can be a little scary at first. When I first got diagnosed, I never knew what to say when someone asked me what it was or what they should Read more…
With POTS, there is what feels like a million things that can trigger a symptom flare up at any time. These flare ups can range anywhere from more minor symptoms happening to being unable to sit up or do anything Read more…
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, schools and employers are required to give disabled students and employees “reasonable accommodations” to enable disabled individuals to have an equal opportunity to participate in an academic program, hiring, training, promotions, pay, and social Read more…
Trigger warning: talk of pregnancy complications and loss There have been very few studies on how pregnancy and POTS affect each other, even though around eighty percent of POTS patients can get pregnant. One of the only places I Read more…
When people think of POTS symptoms, the ones that come to mind are typically passing out or nausea or something physical, but they rarely think about the mental side effects of dealing with an invisible disability with POTS. Some of Read more…
There are many amazing organizations and non-profits that accept funding to donate to research, training, and educational programs to help improve the lives of individuals living with dysautonomia and POTS. Here are a list of a few of my favorite Read more…
Many people who have been diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome have to deal with much more than POTS. It is more common than not that people with POTS also have at least one other co-occurring condition that either sparked Read more…
As defined by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, “Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is one of a group of disorders that have orthostatic intolerance (OI) as their primary symptom. OI is a condition in which an excessively Read more…
It is hard to know how to support someone going through something as difficult as living with a chronic illness when you have not experienced it yourself. It can be extremely daunting at times but as long as you are Read more…
A day in the life of a potsie can range drastically depending on so many variables. On a good day, I can go without feeling any real symptoms. My heart rate on those good day typically range 50 beats per Read more…
