Mayo Clinic Q and A: All about POTS — postural tachycardia syndrome DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is postural tachycardia syndrome, and how is it diagnosed? Can it be treated, or do you just have to live with it? ANSWER: A diagnosis of postural tachycardia syndrome, commonly known as POTS, typically is based on symptoms, along with the results of an assessment called a tilt table test Although […]
Mayo Clinic Minute: What is POTS? Patients with POTS may look healthy, but they say they feel terrible, making it hard for other people to understand POTS falls under the category of disease called dysautonomia, and October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month In this Mayo Clinic Minute, reporter Vivien Williams talks to Dr Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory about POTS
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Thousands of teenagers have a hard time getting moving in the morning But for kids with POT Syndrome, or POTS, the fatigue is debilitating It keeps these teens from normal activities like sports or social events Many can't even go to school How can you tell if you're teen's tiredness or other related symptoms are […]
Learning to Live Well With POTS Brightens Daily Life for Christine . . . Thanks to education and access to resources like Mayo Clinic’s POTS Boot Camp — a program that helps people learn to manage symptoms — Christine now understands how to better control her condition “They teach you how to live with POTS, basically ─ everything from posture to exercise to eating,” Christine says
Sharing Mayo Clinic: A puzzling problem with a precision care solution Dizziness, lightheadedness and irregular heartbeats landed Molly the diagnosis of postural tachycardia syndrome, or POTS — a condition that affects the way the heart beats when shifting from sitting to standing Molly received prescription medication to treat it