/r/POTS/

r/POTS

131k members
r/POTS is a subreddit with 131k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for a, pots, diagnosis, symptoms, and doctor, and they frequently recommend/review electrolytes, electrolyte drink, and electrolyte drinks.
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a form of dysautonomia that is estimated to impact between 1,000,000 and 3,000,000 Americans, and millions more around the world. POTS is a form of orthostatic intolerance that is associated with the presence of excessive tachycardia and many other symptoms upon standing.

Popular Themes in r/POTS

#1
Pain & Anger
: "UPDATE FOR: i’m horrified, i feel disgusting"
27 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Is this part of POTS?"
15 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Wheelchair assistance at airport"
4 posts
#4
Ideas
: "As an engineer looking at POTS, why haven't we built a closed-loop implant for brain blood flow and leg vein constriction?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/POTS

#1

Looking For A

38 posts
#2

Pots

28 posts
#3

Diagnosis

11 posts
#4

Symptoms

10 posts
#5

Doctor

9 posts
#6

Specialist

8 posts
#7

Struggling

6 posts
#8

Advice

4 posts
#9

Tired

4 posts
#10

Heart Rate Monitor

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/POTS

Electrolytes

128 reviews
#1
LMNT
4.0 from 20 reviews
#2
Liquid IV
3.7 from 11 reviews
#3
Buoy
4.3 from 8 reviews
#1
LMNT
4.2 from 14 reviews
#2
Liquid IV
4.1 from 10 reviews
#3
NormaLyte
4.6 from 9 reviews
#1
LMNT
4.2 from 10 reviews
#2
Liquid IV
3.6 from 10 reviews
#3
DripDrop
4.2 from 6 reviews

Flair Used in r/POTS

#1
Question
: "The neuro side of POTS/Dysautonomia"
88 posts
#2
Vent/Rant
: "UPDATE FOR: i’m horrified, i feel disgusting"
46 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Does anyone else find showering exhausting?"
19 posts
#4
Support
: "I wish my mom believed that POTS is a serious illness"
14 posts
#5
Symptoms
: "Ravenous Feeling of Needing Food"
10 posts
#6
Funny
: "I Shocked the Nurse"
8 posts
#7
Diagnostic Process
: "I’m finally getting some answers."
6 posts
#8
Medication
: "Found a pleasant way to get my salt in!!"
3 posts
#9
Accomplishment
: "Needed somewhere to celebrate this with people who get it"
2 posts
#10
Resources
: "I need disability like yesterday."
2 posts

Member Growth in r/POTS

Yearly
+33k members(34.0%)

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Last updated: September 3, 2026