Both POTS (dizziness when changing posture) and tinnitus (ringing ears) are things almost everyone will experience once in a while, which makes self reporting it a terrible measure.
It's when they are chronic that it becomes a serious problem, as they can be very severe chronic illnesses. Severe POTS can make an otherwise healthy person practically bedridden as they will faint, or come close to fainting, every time that they get out of bed, or stand up after sitting.
one time i had abnormal amounts of lightheadedness after posture change over a long period of time and the cause was i drank nothing but soda. I'm much more healthy with my consumption now, but like, knowing americans, ESPECIALLY chuds :side-eye-1: :side-eye-2:
Yeah it's not something you can self report. POTS diagnosis requires an increase in the heart rate by over 30bpm within a period of 10 minutes after standing up, without a significant drop in blood pressure. Usually done using a tilt table test.
Unless you have a blood pressure and heart rate arm cuff montior, and know how to use it properly without getting junk data, it's not something you can self diagnose or report.
I know all this because I actually had to diagnose myself to get taken seriously by doctors. Until I showed them video and photos of the test I did with the arm cuff they didn't take it seriously. Then they actually took it seriously and referred me to a cardiologist so I could get a proper diagnosis done.
If someone got POTS from the vaccine that obviously sucks but your chances of getting POTS from covid 19 itself are much, much higher, and you can't self report that you have pots because you felt dizzy while getting up once after the vaccine. Because many things can cause that, like orthostatic hypotension for example.
Both POTS (dizziness when changing posture) and tinnitus (ringing ears) are things almost everyone will experience once in a while, which makes self reporting it a terrible measure.
It's when they are chronic that it becomes a serious problem, as they can be very severe chronic illnesses. Severe POTS can make an otherwise healthy person practically bedridden as they will faint, or come close to fainting, every time that they get out of bed, or stand up after sitting.
one time i had abnormal amounts of lightheadedness after posture change over a long period of time and the cause was i drank nothing but soda. I'm much more healthy with my consumption now, but like, knowing americans, ESPECIALLY chuds :side-eye-1: :side-eye-2:
Yeah it's not something you can self report. POTS diagnosis requires an increase in the heart rate by over 30bpm within a period of 10 minutes after standing up, without a significant drop in blood pressure. Usually done using a tilt table test.
Unless you have a blood pressure and heart rate arm cuff montior, and know how to use it properly without getting junk data, it's not something you can self diagnose or report.
I know all this because I actually had to diagnose myself to get taken seriously by doctors. Until I showed them video and photos of the test I did with the arm cuff they didn't take it seriously. Then they actually took it seriously and referred me to a cardiologist so I could get a proper diagnosis done.
If someone got POTS from the vaccine that obviously sucks but your chances of getting POTS from covid 19 itself are much, much higher, and you can't self report that you have pots because you felt dizzy while getting up once after the vaccine. Because many things can cause that, like orthostatic hypotension for example.
imagine becoming a human fainting goat
Even worse, because Fainting goat happens when the goat gets startled, severe POTS symptoms happen every time you stand up.