I am 33 years old and was diagnosed with POTS a couple of weeks ago. My symptoms are not as severe as those who have syncope and other debilitating symptoms. My heart goes out to all of you who do. The major one for me is exercise intolerance. I was attempting to do a boot camp exercise program for four months (it was excruciating) and finally went to see a cardiologist about the fact that my heart rate would get close to the max with very little effort. Now that I’ve read more about POTS, I realize that I’ve probably had it since I was 12. That is when the exercise intolerance started. A whole slew of symptoms that I’d always ignored came together and made sense. I also have a high degree of heat intolerance, fatigue (I’ve always required more sleep than the average person), anxiety, and various others. I have a couple of questions for the seasoned veterans out there. First, unless symptoms are severe, POTS can appear psychosomatic. My husband is having a hard time believing that it is real. He thinks that my insistence on air conditioners and my exercise intolerance are both heightened because I now have a name for the problem. Does anyone else have experience in how to get someone to understand that this has nothing to do with being lazy or getting our way about the temperature? My other question is related to pregnancy. I have read that POTS can originate either because of pregnancy or can get worse with pregnancy. I’ve seen a couple of you mention that pregnancy really caused your POTS symptoms to worsen. Can I ask how much they changed? I ask because I consider my case to be fairly mild and I’m wondering if I could develop a severe case of POTS from having a baby. Thanks in advance, Rain