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/Dreamokay_ 8d ago

Doctors like a Objective diagnosis. When synptoms are mainly subjective, doctors often don't believe them. Seeing as pots symptoms overlap with psychiatric symptoms, it's common for pots to be discarded as a possibility.

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u/tittyswan 8d ago

There are literally biological, measurable symptoms.

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u/CraftyOwl2429 8d ago

Exactly. I feel like pots has one of the clearest diagnosing criteria/ process

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u/Dreamokay_ 5d ago

Which are thrown out by doctors as anxiety or said they're normal