Your POTS Symptoms Were Never Just Anxiety
Racing heart on standing, brain fog, exhaustion sleep will not fix. If you have been told your tests are normal, here is the nervous system piece often left out.
Dysautonomia or POTS? Understanding Your Child's Full Picture
Dizziness, a racing heart on standing, fatigue that will not lift. The terms dysautonomia and POTS get used almost interchangeably, but knowing how they relate helps you understand what is actually happening.
Who Actually Treats POTS in Kids and Teens?
Cardiologist, neurologist, chiropractor. Figuring out who actually belongs on a POTS care team can be as confusing as the condition itself. Here is where each piece fits.
The Overlooked Root Cause Behind a POTS Diagnosis
Some mornings your teenage daughter bounces out of bed. Others, she can't stand up without the room spinning. A POTS diagnosis names the racing heart, but not why the pattern is so unpredictable.
Does Dysautonomia Go Away? What Determines the Answer
It is the question almost every parent asks right after a dysautonomia diagnosis. There is no single answer, but there is a real, useful pattern in which kids tend to improve and why.
Cyclic Vomiting Episodes and Your Child's Nervous System
The vomiting comes in waves that seem to appear from nowhere, then your child is completely fine again. Testing keeps coming back normal. Here is the piece that often gets missed.
Dysautonomia: When the Body's Automatic Controls Lose Their Balance
Dizziness, stomach trouble, temperature swings, and exhaustion that does not add up on paper. Dysautonomia is a real, common pattern in the autonomic nervous system, and it goes far beyond one diagnosis.
Feeling Faint Without Fainting: What Presyncope Is Telling You
That narrowing vision, lightheadedness, and feeling like you might pass out without actually fainting has a name: presyncope. Recurring episodes often point to a nervous system that needs support.
Is POTS Genetic? What the Research Actually Shows
POTS runs in some families, but not all. If a genetic test came back inconclusive or your teen has no family history at all, here is what the research actually says about where POTS comes from.
POTS in Kids: What a New Diagnosis Actually Means
Your child just got a POTS diagnosis after months of dizzy spells, a racing heart, and being told it was anxiety. Here is a plain-language look at what the diagnosis actually means.
POTS Syndrome Explained: Dizziness, Fatigue, and the Nervous System
Standing up shouldn't send your heart racing and your head spinning. POTS is more than a fast heartbeat, and the usual advice of more salt and slower movements rarely reaches what is driving it.
When a Fainting Spell Looks Exactly Like a Seizure
Your child collapsed, stiffened, and jerked, and the EEG came back normal. Convulsive fainting can look identical to epilepsy on the surface, and telling the two apart changes everything about what helps.
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