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Have recently been diagnosed with pots, but worry about heart failure. can't sleep tonight as feel breathless/nauseous lying down. echo 5 months ago at start of symptoms; been feeling weaker lately.

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Dr. Laurence Badgley answered

Specializes in General Practice

Keep looking: Pots in a twenties female with abnormal curvature of the spine suggests joint hypermobility syndrome (jhs). This association rarely appreciated by us physicians, & patients' current doctors might overlook. Study pots from british perspective & writings of dr. Robert grahame. In england there are over 30 clinics devoted to jhs diagnosis & treatment; none in U.S. Pots is an effect not a cause.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Need ER evaluation: You are having orthopnea. May need better control of your chf.

Answered 8/3/2013

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