- Mayo Clinic Q and A: All about POTS — postural tachycardia syndrome
Postural tachycardia syndrome begins in the teenage or early adulthood years Although postural tachycardia syndrome is a chronic condition, about 80 percent of patients grow out of it Until that happens, treatment can ease postural tachycardia syndrome symptoms In people who have postural tachycardia syndrome, the blood vessels are too relaxed
- Is There a Cure for POTS and How Can Symptoms Be Managed Effectively?
Answer: A cure for POTS doesn't exist at this time Fortunately, teenagers — a group commonly affected by POTS — usually grow out of the disorder by the time they reach their early 20s In the meantime, POTS symptoms can often be effectively managed with a combination of lifestyle and dietary changes, along with medication
- Mayo Clinic Minute: What is POTS?
Patients with POTS may look healthy, but they say they feel terrible, making it hard for other people to understand POTS falls under the category of disease called dysautonomia, and October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month In this Mayo Clinic Minute, reporter Vivien Williams talks to Dr Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory about POTS
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Thousands of teenagers have a hard time getting moving in the morning But for kids with POT Syndrome, or POTS, the fatigue is debilitating It keeps these teens from normal activities like sports or social events Many can't even go to school How can you tell if you're teen's tiredness or other related symptoms are […]
- Mayo Clinic Study Identifies POTS Treatments
A Mayo Clinic study published this month in Pacing and Electrophysiology (PACE), suggests that a class of medications more commonly prescribed for older adults is a strong first-line treatment for teenagers with a debilitating condition called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS Phil Fischer, M D , medical director of Mayo Clinic's children's hospital and a POTS specialist, led
- POTS patient now working where she was diagnosed
As a teenager, Jenna Rose was diagnosed with POTS or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome Now, she holds a job where she was diagnosed
- Hayley’s POTS Story: Getting Answers at Mayo Clinic
Here was a teenaged girl who sounded exactly like my daughter getting help from this doctor, who was researching this syndrome, which seemed treatable with medicine, diet, exercise, etc
- Learning to Live Well With POTS Brightens Daily Life for Christine . . .
It’s a condition with no outward symptoms But for the hundreds of thousands of teens and adults in the U S living with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, the medical disorder has a significant impact on their lives Christine Esposito is one of those people Christine was diagnosed with the condition in 2002 by Mayo […]
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