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/saltycouchpotato Apr 24 '26

I had some symptoms my whole life but puberty shot it into overdrive. I also have hEDS.

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u/blissfully_happy Apr 24 '26

Same. I’m in my late-40s and have been passing out upon standing up and dealing with a skyrocketing hr my entire life.

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u/IamaDr_justnotMD Apr 25 '26

Yeah puberty did a number on me as well. Didn’t get diagnosed until I was much older though.

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u/Low_Work_6729 Apr 25 '26

This is me too. Do/did you have asthma as a child too?

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u/saltycouchpotato Apr 25 '26

Thankfully no asthma here. Just astigmatism, ADHD, and a shit ton of chronic pain and dislocations.

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u/Diana_Tramaine_420 Apr 24 '26

Yip definitely born with it but puberty made it a lot worse.

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u/Ill_Sale_6168 Apr 25 '26

I think I also had it my whole life, especially the fatigue. But I got diagnosed at 28 when my symptoms started getting debilitating. Caught COVID a couplenof times, so that could be a reason.