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 their POTS or just add to the symptoms that they 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 reduced volume of blood returns to the heart after an Read more…
One of the biggest obstacles for people with POTS is actually getting an official diagnosis. I was nineteen when I got my diagnosis even though I have dealt with symptoms my entire life. It took me at least ten different doctors and specialists and around three years after the day Read more…