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3 types of POTS and POTS symptoms
POTS affect 5 times more women than men. There are 3 types of POTS. It's important to know which kind of POTS you have in order to get the most precise POTS treatment from our POTS doctor.
1. Hyperadrenergic POTS
This is associated with the release of excessive adrenaline similar to the fight/flight response. This results in increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, dizziness, and sweatiness. This kind of POTS can feel like a panic attack.
2. Neurogenic POTS
This is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system or (autonomic dysfunction) where the nerves do not respond normally to the drop in blood pressure when the patient stands. This results in decreased blood pressure, increased heart rate, dizziness, weakness, and sometimes fainting.
3. Hypovolemic POTS
This type of POTS is associated with low blood volume, causing sympathetic activation when the patient goes from lying to sitting and standing. This results in tachycardia (heart racing), dizziness, and weakness.
Our POTS doctor
Our functional medicine doctor specializes in POTS treatment. Taking care of POTS itself is complex and requires understanding of the multiple dysfunctions in the POTS patient. Adding to this complexity is the fact that most POTS patients also have multiple comorbid conditions. This makes it even more important for POTS patients to get care from a POTS doctor like Dr. Van to get the help that they need. Common comorbid conditions for POTS patients include:
- Autoimmunity
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Ehlers Danlos,
- GI issues
- Chronic infections
- Asthma
- Migraine
- Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)
- Clotting disorders
POTS lab tests
Unlike other patients, the majority of POTS patients have received extensive lab testing from many conventional doctors and specialists to look for diseases. Despite this extensive lab testing, most POTS patients do not know or understand why they are having symptoms. Our POTS doctor offers POTS patients hope and real answers by doing FUNCTIONAL lab tests from functional medicine to look for underlying dysfunction. These FUNCTIONAL lab tests are not available at the conventional doctor's offices. Please book a FREE 15-Min Phone Consult to learn more.
POTS treatment
Because of the complexity of POTS patients, there is no one-size-fits-all POTS treatment. Personalized POTS treatment is required for each patient. Because of her expertise in functional medicine and regenerative medicine, our POTS doctor is able to prescribe more than the traditional medications for POTS treatment. Our POTS specialist offers powerful, science-based NATURAL therapies from functional medicine that have helped many POTS patients to reclaim their function and their quality of life. Please book a FREE 15-Min Phone Consult to learn more.
