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Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition characterized by an abnormally large increase in heart rate upon sitting up or standing. [1] POTS is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system that can lead to a variety of symptoms, [10] including lightheadedness, brain fog, blurred vision, weakness, fatigue, headaches, heart palpitations, exercise intolerance, nausea ...
POTS symptoms can be caused by several things, but the underlying issue is that POTS patients' bodies have a harder time pushing blood back up toward their heart and brain after sitting or lying ...
Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky revealed she has POTS, a.k.a. postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. An expert reveals what it is & how it affects swimming.
Ledecky first experienced symptoms of POTS during the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, she wrote in her memoir. One evening after dinner, she felt unusually hot and lightheaded.
This would seem to support case studies reporting acrocyanosis as an unusual side effect for pediatric patients taking tricyclic antidepressants, as these medications can inhibit the reuptake of serotonin and thus increase their blood concentrations. [9] Acrocyanosis has been reported in association with many other medications and substances. [1]
[17] [18] Symptoms of this type of dermatitis may be very intense and may come and go. Irritant contact dermatitis is usually more painful than itchy. Although the symptoms of atopic dermatitis vary from person to person, the most common symptoms are dry, itchy, red skin, on light skin.
It was known as pink disease (due to these symptoms) before it was accepted that it was just mercury poisoning. [1] The word acrodynia is derived from the Greek: ακρος, which means end or extremity, and Greek: οδυνη, which means pain. As such, it might be (erroneously) used to indicate that a patient has pain in the hands or feet.
Treatment with sodium valproate is effective for controlling symptoms, but it does not speed up recovery. Haloperidol was used previously, but caused serious side effects e.g. tardive dyskinesia. Case reports exist to support carbamazepine and levetiracetam; other drugs tried include pimozide, clonidine, and phenobarbitone.