POTLUCK Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 I did not read all of the posts here so my apologies if I am repeating something. Anxiety as a defined medical condition must meet certain criteria. For example General Anxiety Disorder. I do not meet these criteria and do not have an anxiety disorder. I tend to worry less than most people. There was a study at Vanderbilt showing less anxiety overall in people with POTS than the normal population. This said I do experience a feeling of my heart racing and an adrenaline like feeling multiple times a day. So does a person with a Pheochromocytoma and they do not have an anxiety disorder either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyPooh Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Although I don't think I suffer from anxiety disorder, and it is actually the tachy and adrenaline surges, I will say that because it took me so long to find help, and a diagnosis, that the more I went to doctors , the more tests I got that came back negative, the more anxious and depressed I became about my condition. I felt like people thought I was a hypochondriac, that I was just lazy, out of shape, or had a mental issue. One of my docs completely dismissed the idea of my blood pressure being 70s/40s as ' normal' for an 'athletic' person ( which i was definitely not, I'm just naturally small). I cried after that appointment, b/c instead of helping me she just told me I needed to ' believe in myself more'. I switched doctors. The next one thought it was anxiety, b/c of the breathing issues trying to sleep, and in a way it was anxiety from the adrenaline surges. But she agreed to send me to a cardiologist for further tests, and I am so grateful to her for that, because now I have my diagnosis and a lot of that depression and anxiety is gone. Now it's just tachy and adrenaline surges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relax86 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 No anxiety for me. During my bedridden days and also my initial return to work when I was worried that I wasn't going to get truly well enough to function I did have considerable worry and fear. But not anxiety. I definitely see the difference in Dysaut and anxiety and I feel bad for both cases and understand the concomitant nature. But I'm just straight up POTs and now just dysaut. Good luck to all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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