Chronic Illness on Sidechat | meanwhile, if the people dismissing it like that actually listened to disability justice activists, they might have learned that one of the reasons POTS is suddenly so commonly discussed is that a ton of people are newly developing it due to covid

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Chronic Illness 12h

meanwhile, if the people dismissing it like that actually listened to disability justice activists, they might have learned that one of the reasons POTS is suddenly so commonly discussed is that a ton of people are newly developing it due to covid

Chronic Illness 2d

“POTS is a social media trend” yeah okay buddy tell me that again when i pass tf out and then throw up violently for fifteen minutes after

Anonymous 11h

Like who would’ve thought a virus that primarily affected the cardiovascular system would also have longterm cardiovascular impact

Anonymous 12h

elaboration for the sake of accuracy: in many (but not all) people who experience longterm bodily systems damage from prior covid infections, especially repeated infections, one form that damage takes is that POTS is triggered. my understanding is that it’s less an issue of just “long covid causes POTS”, more like “prior infection can trigger POTS in people who may already be predisposed to it in some fashion” (still a Lot of people)

Anonymous 4h

the same thing with me/cfs 🫠

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OP 12h

and since it’s growing more common, 1) awareness grows organically and 2) it receives more academic research, which 3) leads to medical professionals being better educated on it, in turn leading to more people being diagnosed (whether they developed POTS in relation to covid infection or not)