Eps 430: POTS Symptoms Every Woman Should Know | Dr. Diana Driscoll Explains the Root Cause

What if your dizziness, racing heart, brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, or digestive issues weren’t separate problems at all?

What if they were all connected by one underlying dysfunction that most people have never heard of?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Diana Driscoll, researcher, optometrist, founder of Genetic Disease Investigators, and one of the leading voices in POTS research.

Episode Timeline

00:00 - Why So Many Women With POTS Are Dismissed

02:05 - What POTS Actually Is

04:12 - “It’s All In Your Head”: The Reality Many Patients Face

06:08 - Why 90% of POTS Patients Are Women

08:32 - Living With An Overreactive Nervous System

10:04 - Is There A Genetic Link To POTS?

11:20 - Why Diana Started Genetic Disease Investigators

13:10 - The Inflammation Cycle That Keeps Patients Stuck

15:35 - Why Treating Symptoms Isn’t Enough

18:40 - Hormones, Stress & Why Symptoms Often Worsen

21:25 - Why Lifestyle Alone Isn’t Always The Answer

24:50 - Looking Beyond Diet & Exercise

26:00 - When Doctors Told Her To “Just Meditate”

28:30 - How Curiosity Changed The Future Of POTS Research

31:15 - Hope For Patients Looking For Answers

Links

Learn more about Dr. Diana Driscoll’s work:
https://drdianadriscoll.com/

Discover Genetic Disease Investigators:
https://geneticdiseaseinvestigators.com/

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