Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

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What is postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome?

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is a condition of orthostatic intolerance, in which a change from the supine position to an upright position causes an abnormally large increase in heart rate, called tachycardia.

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Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine Vitamin B Complex Wheelchair (manual)
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Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Tramadol Ibuprofen
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Aromatherapy Listen to Music Avoiding unhealthy relations
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Alprazolam Clonazepam Diazepam
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Sertraline Fluoxetine Venlafaxine
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

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Who has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 444 say POTS is their primary condition
Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 31
30s 71
40s 87
50s 102
60s 89
70+ 253
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 49
20-29 years 33
30-39 years 49
40-49 years 54
50-59 years 44
60-69 years 32
70+ years 37

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 89
Female 1062
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 628
Not Diagnosed 89
These charts show data from POTS patients who have completed their condition history
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