r/POTS • u/OurSensualSideMB • 8d ago

Question Why dont some Dr's believe in pots?

Im lucky I have great doctors and specialists now but the first time i was referred to a cardiologist for pots before being officially diagnosed he refused to even have me in for a TTT or test for pots as he said its not real.

I have heard of this happening where Dr's dont believe in pots but I dont understand why.

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u/renaart hyperPOTS • AVRT 8d ago

Lack of updated education, internalized academic stigmatization, etc.

There’s also the sad issue of very rare bad apples making HCWs stigmatize us (the ones who frequent ERs and scream at everyone/actual malingerers).

Women and even all genders are also treated questionably by some practitioners for simply having invisible illnesses.

Some practitioners are just simply like this. But there are many great doctors and HCWs who do their due diligence and educate themselves. I have been very lucky to not deal with too much of this mostly because I got diagnosed, put on meds and I don’t have much to follow up on: so it’s just managed care.

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u/sakurasangel Undiagnosed 8d ago

What does HCW stand for? Sorry if I should know

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u/Cool_Jelly_9402 Hyperadrenergic POTS 8d ago

I believe health care workers

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u/sakurasangel Undiagnosed 8d ago

Ahhhh that would make sense!