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Another Condition...

PoTs: Well i have found out that i have another condition linked with Hypermobility Syndrome, via a Hypermobility Charity known as HMSA. Its part of Hypermobility in a way and I have often wondered why i get blurred vision, problems swallowing dry chips and food and having really low blood pressure at times, mainly after eating and after standing. Here is the condition and information posted on Wikipedia about it, its known as PoTs: (long information to come:) "Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome ( POTS , also postural tachycardia syndrome ) is a condition of dysautonomia , [ 1 ] more specifically orthostatic intolerance , in which a change from the supine position to an upright position causes an abnormally large increase in heart rate, called tachycardia . Several studies show a decrease in cerebral blood flow with systolic and diastolic cerebral blood flow (CBF) velocity decreased 44% and 60%, respectively. [ 2 ] Patients with POTS have problems maintaining hom...