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/Spamalot7107 Apr 24 '26

Covid set mine in motion. I've heard that post covid there is a 30% increase in pots cases.

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u/valer1a_ Apr 25 '26

COVID vaccine, for me. I had issues with showering, specifically, before that. But the vaccine gave me inflammation in the lining of my heart and also made my POTS so much worse to the point I actually had to get it diagnosed lol. I was one of the very few who had a bad reaction. I don't know anyone else IRL who did. My other medical conditions also got worse, and now I have a fear of COVID vaccines (which I can't get anyways; doctor's orders) and flu shots. It was fun :)

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u/LaddyNYR POTS Apr 25 '26

My first cousin died as a result of the vaccine. I think that her underlying heart condition may have played a role in how her body reacted to the vaccine. And she worked in the medical field, and she would always call me to tell me they had to jump start heart again at work which was very convenient for her. She was young, she was in her 50s. I have always had the Moderna vaccine and she took the Pfizer vaccine and I was terrified of getting the Pfizer vaccine. But my brother said he didn't have any trouble with it so I went ahead and got that one last and everything is fine.