Strange New Disease Now Affecting 1-3 Million Americans
Well, it looks like there’s another side effect of 2020 that were seeing out there.
A rise in POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome). That’s when someone stands up too quickly and it triggers a racing heartbeat or lightheadness.
I wonder what this could be linked too?
And what have we learned over these last 3, no, 4 years? (Has it been that long already?!)
It’s that whenever we hear about side-effects or ‘syndromes’ we should question the narrative and look into what’s the true root problem.
Cases of Debilitating POTS Condition Rise After COVID-19; New Research Points to Possible Treatment https://t.co/CZqTo4mHwy via @epochtimes
— Laurel700 (@Laurel700) March 3, 2024
Epoch Times reports:
For the estimated 1 million to 3 million Americans living with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), standing up can trigger a racing heartbeat, lightheadedness, and fainting that’s relieved only by sitting or lying down.
However, a new clinical trial offers a glimmer of hope for those desperate for relief. Researchers may have uncovered a novel, nonpharmaceutical way to manage this debilitating syndrome on the rise nationwide.
COVID-19 Pandemic and Vaccines Contribute to Uptick in POTS
POTS cases notably rose following the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine rollout, both of which are known to impact heart health. Some evidence suggests that 2 percent to 14 percent of COVID-19 survivors are later diagnosed with POTS.
A December 2022 study in Nature Cardiovascular Research found links between COVID-19, mRNA vaccines, and POTS. It revealed COVID-19 patients are five times more likely to develop POTS down the road than those who got POTS after vaccination.
“Our results identify a possible association between COVID-19 vaccination and incidence of POTS,” the authors wrote. “Notwithstanding the probable low incidence of POTS after COVID-19 vaccination, particularly when compared to SARS-Cov-2 post-infection odds.”
A March 2023 review of studies also suggested a “significant percentage” of COVID-19 patients developed POTS within six to eight months of infection, though the exact mechanisms connecting the two remain unclear.
Nerve Stimulation Benefits POTS Patients
Led by Dr. Stavros Stavrakis of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, a new clinical trial published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology explored whether stimulating the vagus nerve—a key part of the parasympathetic nervous system—could relieve POTS symptoms.
The vagus nerve starts in the brain, passes through the heart and lungs, and ends in the intestines. This nerve controls functions such as digestion, breathing, and heart rate. Targeting it could address a major POTS symptom: rapid heartbeat upon standing.
For the trial, 26 participants were randomly assigned to receive either electrical stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve via an ear clip device or a placebo treatment for one hour daily over two months. Using double-blind methods, neither researchers nor participants knew who received the actual stimulation.
Those treated with vagus nerve stimulation had a significant 15-beat-per-minute reduction in rapid heartbeat after standing compared to the control group.
The benefits also included a decrease in adrenaline surge and systemic inflammation, both of which are associated with the condition, Dr. Stavrakis told The Epoch Times. There was evidence that it reduced autoantibodies linked to POTS, “at least for some patients,” he noted.
There’s a lot of talk online about how ‘Long Covid’ is linked to POTS.
Sounds like the medical community has come up with an excuse for side-effects?
And here’s a clip of a doctor going over POTS, back in 2009, before the world went crazy:
Update:
I reached out to a female on X about her POTS, and inquired about her death jab status:
Yikes. There’s no getting through to some people, I guess.
Be grateful you’re awake, friends.
We walk among the blind.
