All about Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)

              POTS when you hear that word you might think or pots and pans. Things that you cook in. but for me I think of a very different thing. POTS or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is a malfunction of the ANS or Autonomic Nervous System.  The ANS controls our heart rate, blood pressure and other automatic functions of the nervous system. POTS causes not enough blood to return to the heart when you are in a standing position. POTS can cause fainting, dizziness or lightheadedness when standing from a reclined position. The reduced blood flow to the heart causes the heart to beat faster. POTS is a type of orthostatic intolerance (OI). OI describes a  condition in which an excessively reduced volume of blood returns to the heart after you stand up from a lying down position. Because POTS causes fainting it can be extremely difficult for the person who has it to function how they used to. POTS is very difficult to manage for me but each case is different. You can have POTS and it can be easy to manage and not as bad as mine is.

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~Addie