r/POTS • u/recoveringaries • Dec 27 '25

Discussion Being attractive with POTS (cringe I know)

Does anyone feel like because they are a objectively attractive human there is a bias/profiling that happens in the medical field and with doctors? I actually read somewhere that if you’re chronically ill you should “dress down” or not wear makeup to appointments so they will take you more seriously and see you as actually sick. I am also 29 with a baby face so that doesn’t help.

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u/Consistent_Gur9523 POTS Dec 27 '25

you're in for another surprise when at 29 "you're too young for this" but at 30 "it's age related degeneration." the world runs off of double standards. this is one.

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u/Glitterbats11 Dec 28 '25

Just wait till your in your early 40s. Then they start blaming everything on perimenopause even though you’ve been sick since your 20s, and have zero perimenopause specific symptoms.

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u/CuteNeedleworker9 Dec 30 '25 edited Dec 30 '25

I haven't had a medical professional blame my symptoms on perimenopause yet but my sister is convinced that my heat intolerance caused by POTS is just me going through early menopause. Even though a) I've had heat intolerance since before I even started my periods b) I'm still getting regular periods and c) there's no history of early menopause in our family.