PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — POTS is a life-changing condition and cases are on the rise. People with POTS find the symptoms debilitating, and many struggle to find relief.
It impacts people who were seemingly healthy before. Oftentimes it can pop up in serious athletes and marathoners, which makes it even more devastating when these people start experiencing a fast heart rate, dizziness and severe fatigue.
When we stand up from a chair, our body uses gravity and pushes the blood in the right way. Our blood vessels squeeze and our heart rate might go up a little bit. For people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, their heart starts beating way too fast, the blood pressure gets wonky and they feel faint and oftentimes pass out…