Covid is causing a sharp rise in cases of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, a disorder of the autonomic nervous system that causes rapid heart rate, fainting and dizziness.
, although it was far more common in women. In that study, 36 percent of women met criteria for POTS compared to 7 percent of men., said he had an appointment wait list that was about a year long, which was on par with many other POTS clinics. Now it’s a little over two years long, he said.
Jillian has struggled to find a treatment that works. She has seen numerous cardiologists and other specialists and tried alternative interventions like acupuncture. Physical therapy has offered some relief, she said. “There’s an element of dismissiveness and misogyny in the room. The POTS demographic is women who, for the most part, look pretty well,” Raj said. “They complain that their heart is racing, and I think that gets dismissed as anxiety a lot.”Before covid, experts estimated there were about 1 to 3 million Americans who had POTS. And now there are at least 1 million or more new POTS patients as a result of covid, said Pam R.
Because POTS patients are sensitive to the effects of gravity, he typically has his patients start exercising from a seated or laying down position, or while in a pool. She hasn’t fainted since starting the treatments. Although she used to be an avid runner, she isn’t able to stand for long stretches of time. Now she sits on a bench to shower, relies on grocery pickup so she doesn’t have to walk store aisles and rents a scooter for longer outings.
“The patient community is in crisis,” she said. “If you can’t take care of your health, everything else falls apart too.”In many cases, patients are learning more about POTS from each other than they are from doctors, said Charlie McCone, 33 of San Francisco, California.
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