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.

🧠 Understanding what's going on

• What Is Dysautonomia? A Plain-Language Guide for the Newly Diagnosed · start here

• POTS Symptoms Checklist: What to Take to Your Appointment

• POTS vs Anxiety: How to Tell the Difference

• 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

• Dysautonomia Awareness Month: What to Actually Share

👦 For parents

• POTS in Teens: Symptoms, Diagnosis and School Support

📋 Daily management

• Why Are My POTS Symptoms Worse in the Morning?

• What Should You Actually Track With POTS?

• POTS, Salt and Electrolytes: Is Your Drink Actually Doing Anything?

• Compression Garments for POTS: How to Choose the Right One

• Mobility Aids: Why a Seat Matters More Than a Cane With POTS

• Pacing 101: The Energy Management Method Every Spoonie Should Know

• Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM): The Crash After the Crash

• Non-Restorative Sleep: Why Rest Doesn't Always Mean Recovery

• Brain Fog: Why Your Brain Feels Slow, and What Actually Helps

• What to Do the Moment a Flare Starts

• The Home Flare Kit: Building a Rescue Station for Bad Days

☀️ Specific situations

• POTS and Heat Intolerance: Why Summer Hits So Much Harder

• POTS and Standing Still: Why Queues Are Worse Than Walking

• Why Does a Shower Wipe You Out?

• Why Eating Wipes You Out With POTS

• POTS and Your Period: Why Symptoms Spike With Your Cycle

• POTS and Caffeine: Should You Actually Quit It?

• POTS and Alcohol: What Actually Happens When You Drink

• Is It Safe to Drive With POTS?

• 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

🩺 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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