Hi, let's talk about POTS: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. My bird sits with me throughout the video so I hope you don't mind the random screaming. I did try to "muffle" the high pitched sounds as much as I could without interrupting the things I was saying.
I talk about how I was diagnosed, my tilt table test, my symptoms, mental health impacts and what caused all of my health issues in the first place. I insert some photos of my diagnostic report so you can see those too.
If you'd like to read about more of my experiences with discrimination in the workplace I have written the following articles:
https://themighty.com/2022/03/working-physical-job-employment-discrimination-fibromyalgia
https://www.readunwritten.com/2021/03/25/experiencing-sexism-workplace
The best resource I have found for all information about POTS and recent research is Dysautonomia International. Visit http://www.dysautonomiainternational.org/ for more information. That is where I found the link between POTS and insulin resistance. I follow them on instagram and facebook to keep updated. If you'd like to read up more on POTS specifically you can visit http://www.dysautonomiainternational.org/page.php?ID=30
"Approximately 25% of POTS patients are disabled and unable to work. Researchers found that quality-of-life in POTS patients is comparable to patients on dialysis for kidney failure."
Please remember, just because a person doesn't "look" sick, doesn't mean they're not. POTS is a highly invisible illness as is fibromyalgia. Never assume someone is healthy just because they look okay.
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