Pattie Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 I have been reading lately that there are some rare instances of people developing POTS after getting the Covid vaccine. I was already wondering if that could be a possibility in my case. I started with symptoms shortly after getting vaccinated. I don't fit the usual profile for POTS. (I was initially diagnosed at age 70.) I have not had Covid. I am just wondering if others have seen this connection. The vaccine might have nothing to do with my POTS, but I am curious even if it changes nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Tee Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 Sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with POTS. These are some links on the topic from the sidebar of this website that might be helpful: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44161-022-00177-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s44161-022-00180-z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Tee Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 I don’t know if anything has been published yet with an age distribution related to post-COVID or post-COVID vaccine. This chart is from a survey of 5,000 people diagnosed with POTS that was oublished in 2019, so pre-pandemic: Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30861229/ You can see that there are a few people who had symptom onset in their late 60s, so although it’s rare, it’s not unheard of in older age groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Tee Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 Also, forgot to mention that POTS and some other some types of dysautonomia can be triggered by vaccinations in general. I don’t know whether there’s much research on this, but it gets mentioned in lectures quite often as specialists see it in their practices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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