Imagine your heart racing, your vision narrowing, and your energy dropping—just from standing up. For people living with POTS(Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), this isn’t occasional. It’s daily life.

POTS is a form of dysautonomia, meaning the autonomic nervous system isn’t regulating things like heart rate, blood pressure, and circulation the way it should. When someone with POTS moves from lying down to standing, their heart rate spikes—often dramatically—without the usual stabilization.

The results can include:

Because these symptoms can be inconsistent and hard to measure in a quick visit, many patients go years without answers. They’re often told it’s anxiety—or that everything “looks normal.”