Yes, I’m interested. My 16 year old daughter caught a virus ( maybe Covid) 3 months ago. She hasn’t been the same person since then. She has been diagnosed with POTS. Nausea, headaches, major fatigue, and worst of all she faints 2-3 times per day. This has become a nightmare. She went from totally healthy 3 months ago to this. Cardiologist prescribed beta blockers that we are going to start today.
Random I had the same exact thing happen to me, I’m transgender and for some reason when I started taking testosterone the symptoms I had with pots improved
I can't even drink coffee anymore or anything caffeinated because it actually makes my symptoms worse. This really sucks! I got a neck injury and it caused me to have pots but even before then I was dealing with stomach issues and feeling drained. I should have tested for covid when my walk-in clinic lady told me to but I refused because I didn't want to miss 2 weeks of work because when I caught it two years ago I went through hoops trying to get back at work after the two weeks were up. But now I am going to be missing probably 2 months of work or I probably won't even be able to go back at all anymore because it is very physical demanding job. I feel like my life has been ruined because of this! I come to doctors and address my symptoms because they just aren't normal but instead I get dismissed and constantly told that it is anxiety when it's not. That's why I go online and on TH-cam because I get more answers there and there are a bunch of people who go through similar things as I do and also had been labeled as having anxiety when really they had an illness that was causing anxiety because who wouldn't be anxious when they are sick?
Very good explanation! I have just gotten diagnosed with hEDS, MCAS, and have all the signs of POTS. Thanks for bringing up the array of symptoms. My ADD has changed over the years as I get worse and not one ADD med has helped. I was initially diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Oh the twitching seems to finally have an explanation!! Sometimes I feel full of electricity and I was just too tired and scared to find out out what that was all about! Please go more into ways to help POTS symptoms from home. I have done the salt packets with flavors and it seemed to help until I hit a certain ratio where the salt gives me a sore throat and causes burning in my urethra. I also have been a person that stays away from the "no sugar" sugars and now that I'm using these "no sugar" flavored packets I crave sweets all the time again.
Great - I look forward to learning more. I am newly diagnosed with hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and POTS … I feel like I have a lot to learn! Thank you.
POTS does not run in families it's not inherited. But if you're hypermobile, which does run in families, it is more common to occur in families that have hypermobility. So if your child has POTS then you might want to consider if they have hypermobility and if they do that likely came from you or their other parent.
Can happen after trauma (or a negative experience) even if the trauma was a long time ago and dont remember. After surgery. After an illness eg a virus. During pregnancy. Any major change in life
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Yes, I’m interested. My 16 year old daughter caught a virus ( maybe Covid) 3 months ago. She hasn’t been the same person since then. She has been diagnosed with POTS. Nausea, headaches, major fatigue, and worst of all she faints 2-3 times per day. This has become a nightmare. She went from totally healthy 3 months ago to this. Cardiologist prescribed beta blockers that we are going to start today.
Random I had the same exact thing happen to me, I’m transgender and for some reason when I started taking testosterone the symptoms I had with pots improved
I can't even drink coffee anymore or anything caffeinated because it actually makes my symptoms worse. This really sucks! I got a neck injury and it caused me to have pots but even before then I was dealing with stomach issues and feeling drained. I should have tested for covid when my walk-in clinic lady told me to but I refused because I didn't want to miss 2 weeks of work because when I caught it two years ago I went through hoops trying to get back at work after the two weeks were up. But now I am going to be missing probably 2 months of work or I probably won't even be able to go back at all anymore because it is very physical demanding job. I feel like my life has been ruined because of this! I come to doctors and address my symptoms because they just aren't normal but instead I get dismissed and constantly told that it is anxiety when it's not. That's why I go online and on TH-cam because I get more answers there and there are a bunch of people who go through similar things as I do and also had been labeled as having anxiety when really they had an illness that was causing anxiety because who wouldn't be anxious when they are sick?
Very good explanation! I have just gotten diagnosed with hEDS, MCAS, and have all the signs of POTS. Thanks for bringing up the array of symptoms. My ADD has changed over the years as I get worse and not one ADD med has helped. I was initially diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Oh the twitching seems to finally have an explanation!! Sometimes I feel full of electricity and I was just too tired and scared to find out out what that was all about! Please go more into ways to help POTS symptoms from home. I have done the salt packets with flavors and it seemed to help until I hit a certain ratio where the salt gives me a sore throat and causes burning in my urethra. I also have been a person that stays away from the "no sugar" sugars and now that I'm using these "no sugar" flavored packets I crave sweets all the time again.
Thank you for addressing this.
I didn’t see the live, what other tests should I recommend when I see my dr?
Its always caused by infection the body is always off because of chronic inflammation and infection
My daughter has it all of a sudden !!! Its scary 2 mo fully disabled no one helping her !! Ahhh
Great - I look forward to learning more. I am newly diagnosed with hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and POTS … I feel like I have a lot to learn! Thank you.
Really appreciate your comment. Thank you!
Is POTS a familial thing? My youngest child was just diagnosed with it. Great summary explanation. Thanks!
POTS does not run in families it's not inherited. But if you're hypermobile, which does run in families, it is more common to occur in families that have hypermobility. So if your child has POTS then you might want to consider if they have hypermobility and if they do that likely came from you or their other parent.
Very informative!! Thank you Dr. Hartman
Appreciate your comment. I hope this video helped you understand more about POTS.
Can happen after trauma (or a negative experience) even if the trauma was a long time ago and dont remember. After surgery. After an illness eg a virus. During pregnancy. Any major change in life
You didn't give us any information as how to treat it though...??? 😞
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We are not currently taking Advanced Functional Medicine patients, but you can apply for Functional Primary Care on our website--> richmondfunctionalmedicine.com/patient-membership/
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