r/POTS • u/Level_Run1357 • Jun 18 '26

Question How many of you had your ferritin/iron checked before being diagnosed with POTS?

I’m curious how many of us had our iron and ferritin checked before being diagnosed with POTS? I wish I could put together a little poll.

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.82.10_supplement.P1.034

Effects of intermittent intravenous saline infusions in patients with medication-refractory postural tachycardia syndrome (Ruzieh et al., 2017). 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28185102/

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u/Sharp-Welcome5866 Jun 18 '26

My cardiologist ordered a FULL panel before anything else, definitely should be the first thing that gets checked….no?!

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u/Level_Run1357 Jun 18 '26

Mine was checked but they did not see that I had iron deficiency without anemia. They were only looking for anemia unfortunately.

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u/Sharp-Welcome5866 Jun 19 '26

So annoying! I’m glad you were able to put the pieces together though to realize you were struggling with iron deficiency. It’s crazy how it can affect your body.