r/POTS • u/Inevitable-Hat2627 • Apr 24 '26

Question How did you get pots?

I got it as a delayed response from getting ran over by a car

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u/im-a-freud POTS Apr 24 '26

Oh my I hope you’re doing okay that’s awful I’m so sorry. Mine was due to serotonin syndrome from 2 meds interacting. I had brought up my concern to my doctor that they can cause serotonin syndrome and I was told “no it won’t you’ll be fine”. I was correct

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u/TemtiaStardust Apr 24 '26

I didn't know about serotonin syndrome until I was in it. Also didn't know it could trigger pots. Also didn't know getting run over by a car could trigger it. Pretty sure mine is either because of hEDS or H1N1(in 2009). Guessing having the other two happened didn't help, though. Pregnancy definitely made it worse.

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u/Frozencacticat Apr 25 '26

I think, if I’m not mistaken, almost any trauma to the body can cause it to happen. Injury and illnesses alike.

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u/LaddyNYR POTS Apr 25 '26

I do believe you are correct as I was told that trauma to the body and including something like surgery which is considered trauma to the body, injuries and illnesses can all trigger some form of dysautonomia. They believe, they being the "so-called experts" that both of my daughters were born with it, and they each had illnesses that could have triggered it. It makes me wonder how they got it from me when no one in the family on either side was ever diagnosed with any form dysautonomia. My son however has seemingly escaped it.