Category: Ehlers Danlos

dysautonomia / POTS + electrolytes

I’ve begun the process of a proper Ehlers Danlos diagnosis with a specialist here in the Seattle/East Side area, and as part of that process, they also ask questions/diagnose for issues commonly paired with Eds, Pots and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Once I’d begun reading up on POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), I absolutely knew […]

POTS and Dysautonomia

Notes: Dysautonomia is a disorder of the central nervous system. That means issues with regulating heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, etc.POTS = Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and is a form of dysautonomia. The most simplified explanation is that it’s triggered when you stand up after sitting or laying down. (For example, I often have to […]