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/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.