POTS, or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, is a condition where your heart rate rises abnormally when you stand up, often bringing dizziness, fatigue, and a long list of other symptoms. Something as simple as standing in the shower or waiting in line can...
POTS stands for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, a form of dysautonomia. It is a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system that regulates your heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and blood flow without you ever having to think about it. In POTS, simply...
If you break out in hives, feel your throat tighten, or get sudden GI symptoms, the first assumption is usually an allergy. But for many patients, allergy testing comes back clean and the reactions keep happening anyway. This is where MCAS and allergies get confused,...
Many patients dealing with one of these conditions eventually get a second diagnosis. Then a third. Dysautonomia, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) appear to be separate disorders, but they overlap far more...
How Stress Impacts Your Body at the Cellular Level Many people think of stress as an emotional experience. But stress is also a biological state that affects nearly every system in the human body. Modern life keeps many people in a constant state of activation...
