Everything We've Written About POTS
A running collection of our POTS guides, from understanding what is happening in your body to the small daily adjustments that make the biggest difference. Pick whatever matches where you are right now.
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Service Dogs and Chronic Illness: Tasks, Access Rights and the Real Cost
Going to University With a Chronic Illness: Accommodations, Evidence and What to Ask For
Perimenopause With POTS, MCAS or hEDS: What Changes and What to Track
Surgery and General Anaesthesia With hEDS, POTS or MCAS: How to Prepare
🧠 Understanding what's going on
What Is Dysautonomia? A Plain-Language Guide for the Newly Diagnosed · start here
The Trifecta: Why hEDS, POTS and MCAS So Often Occur Together
The Medical Tests Behind a POTS, MCAS or hEDS Diagnosis 🩺 medically reviewed
Post-Viral Dysautonomia: Why an Infection Can Trigger Lasting Symptoms
👦 Teens, school and university
📋 Daily management
POTS, Salt and Electrolytes: Is Your Drink Actually Doing Anything?
Mobility Aids: Why a Seat Matters More Than a Cane With POTS
Pacing 101: The Energy Management Method Every Spoonie Should Know
Non-Restorative Sleep: Why Rest Doesn't Always Mean Recovery
Brain Fog: Why Your Brain Feels Slow, and What Actually Helps
☀️ Specific situations
Dysautonomia and Weather: Does Barometric Pressure Really Affect Symptoms?
Traveling With a Chronic Illness: Flying, Packing and Preventing Flares
Pregnant With POTS, hEDS or MCAS: What Changes, and Who to Loop In
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📋 A simple next step
Our free POTS Symptoms Checklist puts the whole picture on one page before you walk into an appointment: symptoms grouped by area, what makes them better or worse, and the three that matter most with what each one stops you doing. It sits alongside everything else you can print on our free printables for chronic illness page.
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🩺 Articles marked medically reviewed have been checked for medical accuracy by Disha Arora, MD (Pathology), MPH. How we research and review everything else is set out in our editorial policy.
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