Stories

In the summer after my first year at university, is when the chest pain and palpitations started. They seemed to only be triggered by heat. I would...

Hi – my name is Maia and I started getting PoTS symptoms aged 9. For a long time, my episodes were put down to hormones and a growth spurt....

I’m Zoe and I’m 27 years old. I felt like now was the best time to share my story as we’re fast approaching the 10th anniversary of ...

I was misdiagnosed for 5 years to be told it was anxiety. It all started half way through my pregnancy, I began passing out when laying flat on my...

Hi, my name is Helen & I’m 31 years old. My PoTS symptoms started when I was unwell with Covid in March 2020. I remember feeling faint, having...

Hi, I’m Katie and I’m 26 years old. In summer 2016, life looked pretty good. I’d survived 3 years of a nursing degree and had just started my...

If you saw me walking down the street, you’d think I look relatively “normal”. And that is because I am “normal”.  ...

Since being a teenager I always was aware of my super fast heart, but wasn’t diagnosed officially till the age of 28. When I was in my teens...

My story began at 13 (2007). I was fit, heathy and enjoying my life as a competitive swimmer. One evening, I found myself in the medical room of the...

Hi I’m Rachel and I was officially diagnosed with POTS in December 2020 after a referral to a cardiologist by my GP. I think it is fair to say...