TheHuntere

Do you remember who it was that had POTS and was in medical school? It has always been a dream of mine to be a doctor but when I came down with POTS wasn't sure if it would work out anymore. It would be great to talk to them.

Thanks! Its definitely good to here there has been some success but also to note the dangers with possible withdrawal and the shortage. Honestly seeing that people have been able to work in these complex fields despite the brain fog is really encouraging.

Im still in Highschool so sadly Im facing a lot of math and general memorization daily. Ive noticed a major deterioration of my memory and skills since my POTS onset. I used to consider math a strong suit of mine and was always able to quickly memorize vocabulary or material for classes. Now I have trouble with basic math, memorization, frequently loose my train of thought when reviewing text, and have to read over test questions 3 or 4 times for the question to actually sink in. Have any of you with POTS and these concentration/memory problems been prescribed anything for them? Or found any other ways of improvement?

I have heard of POTS patients being prescribed with different stimulants such as Ritalin to help with the declining mental functions and lethargy. Im not sure how common this is or if anyone else has had success with it.

Hi all. I am a recently diagnosed POTS patient and haven't had many neurological symptoms but consequently have had little testing in that area. My mom also has epilepsy and takes depicote for it and I just found it an interesting coincidence. Have any of your doctors found any correlation between your parents condition and any of your symptoms? Are there certain neuro-test that would be valuable to check for any related problems?

-H