The POTS Playbook
You are not weak.
You are not anxious.
And you are not failing.
If you live with POTS or dysautonomia, you already know how confusing it can be. Symptoms fluctuate. Advice contradicts itself. Tests come back "normal." And no one seems able to explain why your body behaves the way it does.
The POTS Playbook is different.
Written by a medical provider who also lives with dysautonomia, this book explains what most resources don't: what is actually happening in your body - and why it feels the way it does.
Instead of symptom lists, quick fixes, or vague reassurance, this book offers a clear, clinical framework for understanding dysautonomia as a disorder of regulation - not a heart problem, not a neurological defect, not anxiety, and not a personal failure.
Inside, you'll learn:
What the autonomic nervous system actually does - and why it's so poorly understood
Why POTS and dysautonomia don't fit neatly into cardiology or neurology
Why symptoms like tachycardia, fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, sleep disruption, and crashes make physiologic sense
Why common advice helps sometimes and backfires other times
How to recognize patterns without obsessing or blaming yourself
How to speak to clinicians in a way that increases the chance of being understood
This book does not promise a cure.
It does something more important.
It gives you language.
It gives you context.
And it gives you relief from the constant feeling that none of this makes sense.
Written for intelligent lay readers and long-time patients alike, The POTS Playbook does not dumb dysautonomia down - and it does not assume medical training. It bridges the gap between lived experience and clinical understanding, offering clarity where there has been confusion and validation without false reassurance.
If you've been dismissed, misunderstood, or left carrying the burden of explanation alone - this book was written for you.
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