POTS and Dysautonomia: Sleeping with the enemy

FINALLY someone that understands and also can explain why I wake up at 3am in the morning with a racing heart rate. Just having validation and Hope is amazing. I am so frustrated and as you said very few Doctors understand the condition

This is the best explanation I’ve ever heard. I have hyper POTS and I wake up constantly at night (if I can get past the adrenaline rushes and fall asleep in the first place). I’m both wired and exhausted all the time. I often tell people that I don’t live my life, I cope with it.

Thank you for making POTS well known. The bit about waking up in pain is a key problem for people with conditions like EDS.

Who would have thought that 4years ago you’d be helping so many long Covid hauler patients understanding what we have/suffering from from this video. Thank you from 2022

Excellent , and helpful! I was 48. Suffered a 6 week viral illness then life changing symptoms of a Dysautonomia. I’m on a journey now to encorporate all aspects of improving my health from natural and western medicine. As an advanced practice nurse I really appreciate you taking the time to explain the disorder.

Finally, a doctor who was willing to take the extra time to research this and make his insights freely available.

This has been so interesting and useful. I am so glad someone is interested in PoTs in the UK. I have pots and my current gp told me he doesn’t believe in it as a condition even though a cardiologist is the one who said it.. it’s horrid not having professionals take you seriously and now I have no support as no longer under cardiology. I can’t wait to hear your suggestions. This nearly brought a tear to my eye because it means so much (probably partially emotional because so tired though haha) thank you

Thank you so much for your knowledge and expertise!! I have Dysautonomia and after 5 years of suffering I finally started seeing a doctor who understands Dysautonomia really well and he is helping me get through it. What a Blessing!! You’re right, sleeping with the enemy is appropriately titled. I still can’t sleep well and it does exacerbate my symptoms. That’s the only thing. If I could get the sleep under control. I cry when I can’t sleep and I feel irritated throughout the next day. Overall, I’m getting to a place where I can manage symptoms better but It’s tricky, and I feel defeated at times. I’m so glad you touched on this. Your videos have been so helpful!! I’ve been watching your videos for a lot of years. 🙌🏾🙌🏾❤️

Wow this happens to me. When I'm waking up it feels like something just scared me and my heart is beating fast

Thank you for making these videos about POTS, it took me a year to get my diagnosis...so I’m incredibly grateful for the publicity you’re giving such an unknown condition

Thank you so much! I have POTS and my sleep cycle is exactly like you described. I never linked my sleep with Dysautonomia like that. I was always told that it was a buildup of adrenaline and other hormones that would normally get released throughout the day by physical activity, but since I couldn't be physically active, it released slowly at night. But this explanation makes a lot more sense to me

You are so brilliant I can’t believe you’re explaining every single thing I have felt for the last 10 years I’ve been suffering for so long. I wish someone would help me

I've had severe pots for 6 years now and its wrecked havoc on my body and made life extremely hard. Thank you for your interest in this and actually trying to look for real solutions. Btw for anyone else reading AVOID HIGH SALT as much as possible.(a little is ok just dont go out of your way to intake more) Part of healing pots is healing your endothelium (basically lube for your veins) and a high salt intake DAMAGES endothelium. Pots is so misconstrued and misunderstood that the god damn society for dysautonomia is promoting and selling salt pills. We need more doctors like Dr. Gupta who are 1. actually educated and continue to educate themselves, and 2. trying to treat the root cause rather than the symptoms

Thank you so much! This is fabulous! I’m so thankful I found your POTS series.

My 20 yr old son has EDS- Dysautonomia- and POTS. His main issue is that his body wants to sleep all of the time. Because he can't do that, he feels like a truck ran over him every day. He has depression issues and lethargy daily. The sleep study showed that he is having brain bursts every few minutes. This video is the 1st of anyone explaining why, now we need to know how to fix it.

Fantastic! You’ve described my sleep habits perfectly. This is so unknown in my corner of the world, Chicago. Thank you for sharing.

My gratitude is ten fold for your kindness bringing this much needed information.Especially when you are so busy.I agree with you about tiredness, it is a very distressing problem.My son does try yoga and is resilient.Although he has suffered a lot I am now optimistic, so appreciated. Thank you so much DrGupta, you are remarkable and so clever. Thank you for video and blessings and greetings and hugs.xx

My family has a definite flair for dysautonomia - two of my sons, a daughter, two nieces, my mother and myself all have it. For us it usually starts in early childhood with no infection to trigger, just a gradual tendency towards blackouts and fatigue. It shows up very strongly at times of hormonal stress, like adolescence and perimenopause. We've used birth control pills, salt, water. Florinef, beta blockers, etc. Here's to hoping that we can find more help in this wonderful series! Thank you very much, Dr. Gupta!

I was recently diagnosed with POTS. This describes my sleep exactly. Thank you for explaining this so well.

Your videos have been so helpful for me to understand what’s going on with my body. I went to my cardiologist appointment then came home and watched your videos.