Aaron Hartman, MD explains that POTS is a subset of dysautonomia, not the same thing. POTS involves dysregulation of heart and arteries that causes low blood pressure and reduced blood flow to extremities, unlike other dysautonomias like biliary dyskinesia and gastroparesis.
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What are the top 27 questions people are asking about America's one of America's most intriguing mystery illnesses, one of the most commonly overlooked mystery illnesses, and one of the ones I see every day. So what am I talking about? I'm talking about pots, Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. So I'm going to answer right now the 27 top questions people are asking me my clinic, as well as their doctors and providers and practitioners around the country. So let's hop into it. The first question people are asking is, is POTS and dysautonomia the same thing? There are different kinds of dysautonomias. POTS is just one subset of dysautonomia. There's a one where your gallbladder doesn't work anymore called biliary dyskinesia. There's another kind of dysautonomia, referred to as gastroparesis, where your stomach stops working. POTS is one where there's irregularity and a dysregulation of your arteries and your heart, resulting in low blood pressure and low volume of blood to your extremities.