E15: Quality of Life in POTS with Dr. Cathy Pederson

Episode 15 • September 07, 2021 • 00:51:46
E15: Quality of Life in POTS with Dr. Cathy Pederson
The POTScast
E15: Quality of Life in POTS with Dr. Cathy Pederson

Sep 07 2021 | 00:51:46

/

Hosted By

Cathy Pederson Jill Brook

Show Notes

Quality of life can be negatively impacted by chronic illnesses like POTS. Please join us for an honest discussion of quality of life based on the scientific literature and personal experience. Trigger warning: this episode gets heavy at times, and discusses suicide as related to poor quality of life in POTS patients. Please click the "subscribe" button so that you don't miss an episode of The POTScast. Subscribing also helps us reach other people just like you!

Links referenced in this episode:

Health-Related Quality of Life and Suicide Risk in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

CDC Healthy Days Questionnaire

Standing Up to POTS page on Suicide Prevention

You can read the transcript for this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/3ps5jzws

Please click the "subscribe" button so that you don't miss an episode of The POTScast. Subscribing also helps us reach other people just like you!

If you liked this episode, we hope you will help to support our production costs by donating to Standing Up to POTS at https://www.standinguptopots.org/donate

Find out more about Standing Up to POTS! Check us out on our
Website: www.standinguptopots.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standinguptopots/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standinguptopots/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/POTSActivist
Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/TheStandingUpToPOTS/

Medical Disclaimer: The information provided here is not intended to serve as professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have health related issues, please contact a qualified health professional to get the personalized assessment, advice, and treatment that you need. Standing Up to POTS will not be liable for any direct, indirect, or other damages arising from the use of this podcast.

Other Episodes

Episode 84

September 03, 2022 • 00:36:05
Episode Cover

E84: Stephanie w 3 concussions and POTS from MD

Stephanie was a competitive volleyball player in high school when several concussions sidelined her. Over time, POTS symptoms began to appear and the battle...

Listen

Episode 267

July 20, 2025 • 00:50:58
Episode Cover

Vagal nerve stimulation and heart rate variability with Exercise Physiologist Caelum Schild

Caelum Schild is a Senior Exercise Physiologist in Adelaide Australia who specializes in POTS and related conditions. In this episode he describes some of...

Listen

Episode

September 29, 2026 • 00:53:38
Episode Cover

Robert Groysman, MD on identifying mechanisms driving long COVID with the Trigger-Timing Framework

After successfully treating his own Long COVID, founding the COVID Institute, treating hundreds of patients, and publishing the seven-volume Complete Long COVID Handbook series,...

Listen