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When POTS Isn’t the Whole Story: What Doctors Often Miss | Office Hours (Ep 185)
POTS is a real diagnosis, but it isn’t always the whole story. In this episode of Bendy Bodies, Dr. Linda Bluestein takes a deep dive into POTS imitators: conditions that can mimic, worsen, or coexist with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and quietly derail treatment progress. Inspired by listener questions and real-world clinical patterns, the episode explores why some people do “everything right” for POTS and still don’t improve.
The conversation breaks down overlooked contributors like nutrient deficiencies (including pernicious anemia and thiamine deficiency), endocrine and…
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