What is POTS?

POTS is short form for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. In this condition, heart rate increases by 30 beats per minute or more on standing for 5-30 minutes. This is not associated with a fall in blood pressure. Persons with POTS are better off on lying down than while standing. Generally, symptoms should have lasted 6 months or more for you to think of POTS. Other conditions which produce similar symptoms like active bleeding or sudden loss of body fluids should not be there. Person should not be on medications which can increase the heart rate.