what is POTS?

[ffmedic11]

Hi,

I am looking for some information about POTS...if you have it, what are the signs and symptoms, what type of treatments are there, how does it affect your day to day life?  Is there a "cure" for this condtion?

I have done some reading on the condition but was hoping to hear from people that actually have it.

Any information you can share would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

[Lynn63]

There are some really good articles about the different types of POTS.  I find those written by Dr. Blair Grubb to be very helpful.  He has one that includes a table of treatments that are helpful for the different forms of POTS.

The link is:
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/117/21/2814#TBL1189801

He has also written other articles about this and there are also some good ones by other authors that may help.

There is a type that is usually hereditary and is called Hyperadrenergic POTS.  

As Halbashes said the symptoms and length of time it lasts vary.

I recommend reading the article at the link above as well as any other recent ones you can google.....they are helpful.

take care,
Lynn:)

[halbashes]

POTS is a chronic illness causing dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system.  The symptoms of POTS, (as well as other forms of Dysautonomia), tend to vary from person to person depending on the severity of their illness.  Some of the more common symptoms include: tachycardia, irregular blood pressure, fatigue, fainting, etc.

There is no cure, but some individuals tend to grow out of it.  For others though, it's a lifelong condition, and usually treated on a symptom-by-symptom bases.  POTS is usually diagnosed by a Cardiologist or Neurologist based on medical history, process of elimination, and a Tilt Table Test.  There are several individuals with POTS and related illnesses in MedHelp's Dysautonomia community.

[ffmedic11]

No, I did mean POTS, not posts and not the drug...I am talking about Postural Orthostatic Tachycardic Syndrome

[lasvegasgirl6]

I think you mean "posts" which are just sufferers moaning and  groining , and we like to talk ALOT about or ailments alot (lol) OR we are trying to help others cause we know how crappy that feels and it makes us take or mind off or ailment for awhile to help another person because doctors can be mean and not have much time for us and blow us off as crazy.and we like to keep writing and writing it takes us feel better .
                           If you mean pot go to the drug portion of this site  ,,,,Laugh life too short