Tag Archives: POTS

POTS rising! An overview of postural orthostatic tachycardia

Posted on 05/30/2018 by wames

Simmaron Research blog post, by Cort Johnson, 28 April 2018: POTS Rising! Research & Advocacy Producing Breakthroughs in Neglected Disease Remarkable Progress It’s rare that a clear cause of disease like postural orthostatic tachycardia (POTS) or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) or … Continue reading →

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Managing fatigue in postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS): The Newcastle approach

Posted on 03/13/2018 by wames

Managing fatigue in postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS): The Newcastle approach, Victoria Strassheim, Jenny Welford, Rob Ballantine, Julia L Newton in Auton Neurosci. 2018 Feb 22. pii: S1566-0702(17)30328-4 [Epub ahead of print] Highlights: Fatigue is a common symptom described by those … Continue reading →

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Exercise tests suggest autoimmunity causes the exertion problems in CFS, FM & POTS

Posted on 08/21/2017 by wames

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 16 August 2017: Exercise Tests Suggest Autoimmunity Causes the Exertion Problems in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and POTS Researchers and doctors get interested in ME/CFS in different ways. Many have a personal connection, … Continue reading →

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Regular use of saline may reduce symptoms, boost energy in POTS (& ME/CFS?)

Posted on 04/28/2017 by wames

Health rising blog post by Cort Johnson, 15 April 2017: Regular use of saline may reduce symptoms, boost energy in POTS (& ME/CFS?) ME/CFS and POTS patients have used saline for years to feel better and recover from relapses. That’s … Continue reading →

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Webinar by Prof Julia Newton for clinicians on POTS 1 May 2017

Posted on 04/19/2017 by wames

M.E., POTS and Autonomic Dysfunction This is a free CPD Webinar for Healthcare Clinicians, primarily GPs, sponsored by Action for M.E.  May 4, 2017 8:00 pm in London ME/CFS is a common condition that affects up to 250,000 people in the UK, … Continue reading →

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Exercise exposes new types of POTS

Posted on 12/09/2016 by wames

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 6 December: Exercise Exposes New Types of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Extracts: Exercise has been used in many studies to understand chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), but nobody until recently has used exercise … Continue reading →

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Prevalence of POTS in Dutch people with CFS

Posted on 11/23/2016 by wames

Research abstract: BACKGROUND: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is considered a diagnostic marker for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to (i) compare POTS prevalence in a CFS cohort with fatigued patients not meeting CFS criteria, and … Continue reading →

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The blood volume paradox in ME/CFS & POTS

Posted on 08/03/2016 by wames

Health Rising blog post: The Blood Volume Paradox in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and POTS by Cort Johnson, 29 July 2016. Kunihisa Miwa, a Japanese ME/CFS researcher, has been on something of a roll. Through no less than five studies he pioneered the … Continue reading →

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How to recognise POTS

Posted on 03/23/2016 by wames

Article abstract: This article describes the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, and management of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a potentially debilitating autonomic disorder that can have many causes and presentations. POTS can be mistaken for panic disorder, inappropriate … Continue reading →

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POTS, CFS and reactions to vaccines

Posted on 02/08/2016 by wames

Review article: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a heterogeneous disorder of the autonomic nervous system in which a change from the supine position to an upright position causes an abnormally large increase in heart rate or tachycardia (30 bpm within … Continue reading →

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