Dayna..I don't think it would hurt yo to see an allergist as for a waste of time..no at least oyu would know if there is something specific going on that is making oyu worse. Or maybe you actually got your mind off pOTS a little bit and and it helped your symptoms.. I know that being less focused as much as I can has helped me tremendously of course there are those days that you can't help it . At any rate I hope your son is okay and sorry to hear about him... Take care..Belinda P.s. A certain doc told me recently that I DO have allergies and what a tremendous effect is has on the ANS system..like when one part is out of whack the whole thing goes out of whack..