Hi Everybody- I'm so happy that I found this forum. Finally, I'm realizing that there are other people out there with the same peculiar symptoms that I have. First, a little bit about myself. I'm a graduate student, about to start my PhD in BioMedical Science focusing on Bone and Collagen Biology. I have EDS, diagnosed in 2005, after a roommate with the condition urged me to go to a geneticist (how random is that!) I'm a little worried about starting the PhD as it's a lot of work- but I'm hoping I can handle it. I was diagnosed with POTS in January 2007 and have been trying to research the condition as much as I can. Unfortunately, I can't take a lot of the medications that are supposed to help (Florinef makes me blow up like a balloon ). It's good to finally have a diagnosis. I was having what appeared to be seizures for about 3 years before someone called the EMTs and they couldn't get a supine blood pressure. A group of neurologists realized that there was something wrong with me because my standing heart rate was SO fast. (I've gotten it up over 200 on occasion) About a year of testing later, I finally had a diagnosis. Thanks for being there to provide answers when the doctors all seem clueless. Sara