In case anyone wants to know what POTS is: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome . Basically when you stand up quickly from a prone position you get fast heart rate, dizziness and fatigue.
A fast and sustained heart rate along with a significant drop in blood pressure when standing is how POTS is diagnosed and is therefore the defining characteristic but the effects of POTS goes well beyond this.
First described more than 150 years ago, the syndrome has proliferated since the coronavirus pandemic. Before 2020, 1 million to 3 million people suffered from POTS in the United States, researchers estimate. Precise numbers are difficult to come by because the condition encompasses a spectrum of symptoms, and many people have still never heard of it. Recent studies suggest 2 to 14 percent of people infected with the coronavirus may go on to develop POTS.