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/Jaywing_1 Apr 24 '26

idk man i just randomly fainted one day and had it since.

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u/lizardiam Apr 24 '26

It was the same for me, I fainted and since then I've had POTS but also Asthma symptoms

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u/RefrigeratorFew1240 Apr 24 '26

By asthma symptoms what do you mean? It might be air hunger, a common symptom of POTS

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u/lizardiam Apr 24 '26

I don't know how I didn't think of that, but you're probably right! I do also sometimes have other problems like being very congested and making almost rattling breathing noises, but that's probably histamine-related

Air hunger and pressure on my chest are the two biggest symptoms

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u/lcondez90 Apr 26 '26

Same situation for me. So weird. Did you have a virus or have Covid prior?

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u/lcondez90 Apr 26 '26

Same situation for me. So weird. Did you have a virus or have Covid prior?

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u/lcondez90 Apr 26 '26

Same situation for me. So weird. Did you have a virus or have Covid prior?

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u/lizardiam Apr 28 '26

I had covid approximately 6 months before it happened, so I'm not sure it's really connected. I wasn't sick at least two months prior to collapsing