Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

Even when people go through the same infection, whether POTS develops varies from person to person. POTS is overwhelmingly common in young women, and often begins when a viral infection (including delayed post-infection recovery), major surgery, prolonged bed rest, or severe stress disrupts the autonomic nervous system's control of blood pressure and heart rate. It tends to appear more readily in those with relatively low blood volume or a tendency toward dehydration. For proper differentiation, it is best to rule out hyperthyroidism, anemia, and arrhythmia through testing.

Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective

Korean Medicine examines, through pulse diagnosis and consultation, why a particular person's heart races excessively upon standing. We distinguish whether energy and fluids have been depleted by infection or exhaustion, weakening the force that stabilizes circulation, or whether the energy that lifts blood upward is insufficient, then replenish what is lacking and restore the autonomic balance suited to that individual.