What r/POTS is talking about this week

I've been tired like. My entire life. I've always had much less stamina than other people, I knew that. I was anemic for many years and I assumed everything I experienced was just that. I told my...

So, we waited to go vote until mid morning so the line wouldn't be too bad (and it wasn't). They had a chair so I could sit. I had my cane (my wheelchair hasn't been delivered, but by the time I...

What I thought was POTS was actually mitral valve prolapse and because a cardiologist dismissed me as being “too young” a few years ago, it’s now progressed to the moderate stage. PLEASE get your...

I think we waited in line almost 45 minutes. It was the first time I used it in public, so I was a bit self conscious. I still felt faint at one point from the exertion, but I'm so glad I had my...

So this old lady that ive known for a while saw me and like walked over to hug me and then goes "oh wait I heard you have that sickness" and I said "yeah I was diagnosed with pots a few months ago...

TW: Suicide, blood, depression, trauma So I’m (26F) in between diagnoses (fibro, hEDS, Audhd, vulvodynia and more) and had visited the hospital recently for suicidal ideation for many reasons. but...

I‘m continuing to hate everyday and just feeling more and more alone. I’m dizzy and lightheaded all day long for 7 years straight and you’d think it couldn’t get worse but it does. I’m also so...

I was not In a flare for a long time like remission for months maybe a year even but this October omg it's like it's the beginning all over again . Im having episodes after eating trouble sleeping...

Does anyone ever wake up feeling incredibly fatigued? It’s as if your body has physically restrained you, and you’re filled with an overwhelming desire to accomplish various tasks, but your body...

My mom found out someone else we know has POTS, and of course she jumped on the question she always asks me, “do you have POTS because you got the COVID vaccine?” I got diagnosed after the...