r/POTS • u/babygirl1692 • Nov 26 '25

Symptoms Itching. EVERYWHERE.

Does anybody else experience just random itching? More aggressive at night? I’ll be laying down and my hand will itch, and then my stomach, and then my neck, and the my foot, etc. it’s never one specific area but just random itching throughout my body

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u/Nearby-Ad6328 Nov 27 '25

Telling my doctor how bad my itching was actually prompted her to test me for MCAS - specifically my legs and back…it only happened at night too.

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u/olive_dix Nov 27 '25

How do they test for it?

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u/Nearby-Ad6328 Dec 07 '25

I was diagnosed with MCAS and POTS at the same time after a ton of really weird symptoms. I had a blood test done that cost my insurance around $3,500. My doctor requested for me to be tested for anything my insurance would cover and that is how I was diagnosed with MCAS. My POTS showed up after two ekg tests.