10 POTS Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #2: Fainting
Fainting, otherwise known in the medical industry as syncope, can be the result of various causes. Quite often it can be caused by an unpleasant shock such as hearing of a death in the family or even just being startled. It also has some medical causes, such as not enough blood making it to the brain.
If there is not enough blood reaching the brain, as can happen in POTS, the brain will take action to protect itself. It does this by closing down the parts of the brain that are not essential, causing us to black out. It should only be temporary and the patient is likely to come around again before long.
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