u/Warrior_077

23 male here, Ive been to the hospital 10 times and 8 of them were for tachycardia and heart attack symptoms but never found anything. Cardiologist says my heart is good and that it’s all mental. Every time I get up from lying in bed I can feel my heart pound hard and slow and can feel a squeezing sensation in my chest feeling faint. Idk what to do anymore, no doctor is taking me serious.

23 male here, It all started with me finding swollen lymph nodes in my neck area around 2021-2022, I went and did some imaging but nothing was found. In may of 2023 I started getting a pressure feeling around my belly button area. At first I thought it was hernia because it all started a week after lifting heavy boxes of chicken at my workplace. I saw a doctor and he suspected a hernia, I did an ultrasound and ct scan with contrast but nothing was found. I got fired because of it in July 2025 about 2 years after the pain started. The pain is now located under my left rib cage that sometimes radiates to my back, it comes and goes. I also had a lot of constipation issues growing up, probably because of my diet. Around December of 2025 I developed a lot of dysautonomia/pots symptoms. I saw a cardiologist but all tests came back normal, and was diagnosed with GAD, and MDD(Major Depressive Disorder). About a month and a half ago I started getting severely constipated and I can only poop if I drink prune juice but mostly diarrhea. No blood in my stools, it’s mostly brown or a slightly darker brown sometimes. I went to the er yesterday but they couldn’t find anything, im worried because they didn’t find anything in the ct scan. I’m really scared because I’m seeing a lot of young people getting stomach cancer and dying young.

23 male here, and I’ve had sharp pains in my upper left abdomen that come n go (6/10 pain)and pressure in my stomach when I lift. It started in September of 2023 a couple weeks after lifting heavy boxes of chicken at work. I did a ct scan and only found an enlarged spleen but doctor wasn’t worried. Around December of 2025 I started getting dysautonomia/pots symptoms and saw a cardiologist but told me that my heart was good, and didn’t want to test for dysautonomia/pots. About a little more than a month ago I started getting really constipated and can’t poop without drinking prune juice. I don’t know what to do and my doctor isn’t taking me serious. I got another ct scan due in 3 weeks but I can’t sit still and just think, I’m trying my hardest not to panic. I wanna head to the hospital but I just went about 2 weeks ago for a squeezing sensation in my chest. They just told me that it could be an ulcer or gerd. I don’t have any blood in stool but I do get dots of blood on the toilet paper once Ina while.

23 male here, and I’ve had sharp pains in my upper left stomach that come n go (6/10 pain)and pressure in my stomach when I lift. It started in September of 2023 a couple weeks after lifting heavy boxes of chicken at work. I did a ct scan and only found an enlarged spleen but doctor wasn’t worried. Around December of 2025 I started getting dysautonomia/pots symptoms and saw a cardiologist but told me that my heart was good, and didn’t want to test for dysautonomia/pots. About a little more than a month ago I started getting really constipated and can’t poop without drinking prune juice. I don’t know what to do and my doctor isn’t taking me serious. I got another ct scan due in 3 weeks but I can’t sit still and just think, I’m trying my hardest not to panic. I wanna head to the hospital but I just went about 2 weeks ago for a squeezing sensation in my chest. They just told me that it could be an ulcer or gerd. I don’t have any blood in stool but I do get dots of blood on the toilet paper once Ina while.

I’ve been dealing with really bad constipation for a month now and I’ve only pooped without taking anything 2-3 times this whole month. Growing up I always had problems with constipation but not for this long and severity. At the start of this year I developed dysautonomia/pots symtms, I’ve seen a cardiologist and he blamed it on anxiety/stress. I’m still trying to get more tests done but since the start of this month my constipation has gotten so bad that I can only poop if I drink prune juice. No blood in stool but once Ina while I get little red dots of blood on the toilet paper when wiping. I also have to lumps outside of my anus that get bigger when I pass stools, I can feel them most of the time but they shrink until I poop. I heard that dysautonomia/pots can mimic colon cancer and I’ve been stressing out because doctors aren’t taking me serious. To make it worse I came upon a TikTok of an 18 year old who died of it and he said that he used to eat a lot of junk food and takis.

Growing up I would eat a lot of hot cheetohs, and around high school I started eating a lot of junk food. I’ve never been this constipated and I’m scared. My doctor said that I have a slightly enlarged spleen and also swollen lymph nodes in my neck for 3-4 years that haven’t changed in size. Doctor said he wasn’t worried about it when I first had it checked, everything is piling up and everything that’s going on with my body is scaring me about the future. Sorry for the long post.

I’ve been dealing with really bad constipation for a month now and I’ve only pooped without taking anything 2-3 times this whole month. Growing up I always had problems with constipation but not for this long and severity. At the start of this year I developed dysautonomia/pots symtms, I’ve seen a cardiologist and he blamed it on anxiety/stress. I’m still trying to get more tests done but since the start of this month my constipation has gotten so bad that I can only poop if I drink prune juice. No blood in stool but once Ina while I get little red dots of blood on the toilet paper when wiping. I also have to lumps outside of my anus that get bigger when I pass stools, I can feel them most of the time but they shrink until I poop. I heard that dysautonomia/pots can mimic colon cancer and I’ve been stressing out because doctors aren’t taking me serious. To make it worse I came upon a TikTok of an 18 year old who died of it and he said that he used to eat a lot of junk food and takis.

Growing up I would eat a lot of hot cheetohs, and around high school I started eating a lot of junk food. I’ve never been this constipated and I’m scared. My doctor said that I have a slightly enlarged spleen and also swollen lymph nodes in my neck for 3-4 years that haven’t changed in size. Doctor said he wasn’t worried about it when I first had it checked, everything is piling up and everything that’s going on with my body is scaring me about the future. Sorry for the long post.

I got drunk and I was with this one girl, things got hot and I was grabbing her ass and rubbed her vagina for about 30-60 secs. She had a dress so I couldn’t see if she was wearing shorts or underwear but I felt clothing. I was pretty drunk and we were mostly touching/rubbing, but no kissing or penetration. Also, I didn’t feel any fluids on my hands but I noticed today I have a little splinter on my finger and I’m starting to overthink everything. After a minute or so we stopped and I left, once I got home I just knocked out and forgot to wash my hands. I’m worried that I touched my face or penis afterwards and forgot since I was wasted. What are the chances of catching something from this girl?

I’ve been having pots symptoms since Jan-February of this year like Lightheadedness upon standing, Heavy heart beats while lying down, tingly/hot feet and hands when walking for too long, fatigue, exercise intolerance, I’ve noticed that heat makes it worse, bloating, constipation, a lot of burping, shortness of breath, high heart rate with light activities, sensation of blood rushing up my chest upon standing or after a squat,and I think I’m missing some. I’ve been doing testing and only caught two times where my heart rate was elevated, it once went 57 to 84 and stayed around there for ten minutes, then the other time it went from 67 to 103. The other times I’ve done it, it usually goes up 25-35 but comes back down after a few seconds or after a minute or two. Just did another test a few minutes ago and it went from 65 up to 90-100 then stayed around 75-84 the whole 9 minutes. I’ve done the test about 10 times and only caught 2 that stayed elevated, I’ve seen a cardiologist and he told me to lower my stress and see a therapist. Before this I was getting panic attacks due to drinking the night before I ended up in the hospital, then I tried fasting and ended up at the hospital. The only times my heart stays elevated is after a night of drinking or if I try to fast for too long. My heart rate after a night of drinking will be around 90-110 resting then 120-150 when I stand up. I’m currently seeing a therapist but feel so lost and hopeless. Also heart rate goes up really high for simple tasks like it will be around 120-150 just washing a car.

I have all pots symptoms that started 2 months after I got a really bad panic attack, ever since January-February I’ve been experiencing pots symptoms.

I’m just asking because I see most of the posts are by females, and I’m a male. I haven’t been diagnosed yet but have a lot of the symptoms but most of the time my heart doesn’t stay elevated upon standing. Just wondering if symptoms for men are less severe than women.

I turn 23 next month and wanna go back to working a job, I got laid off last year and haven’t found a job since. I developed a lot of new symptoms over the time I was staying home that lead to panic attacks, and really bad anxiety. Now my cardiologist and primary doctor are saying all of this is due to high stress and anxiety. I’m currently seeing a therapist but can’t really do much without my heart rate spiking, and won’t go back down unless I sit. Can’t post any symptoms because this post will be taken down like my other ones but I have most a lot of pots symptoms.

Heart rate ranged between 120-186 (caught on an Apple Watch)while washing my car, I felt like blood was rushing up my chest and dizzy after a squat. Also the day after I drink my heart rate is around 90-105 resting and 115-150 when getting up. I’ve went to the hospital so many times because of this but they kept giving me meds for anxiety and a bunch of fluids. My whole family is telling me it’s anxiety and stress, and I feel like they think I’m lazy and don’t wanna get a job. God knows how badly I wanna work, but I can’t even wash my car without feeling like I’m running for my life, or clean. This is exhausting, and as a male I wanna provide for my family but just feel so useless.

I went in for therapy and remembered that my doctor ordered some blood tests for vitamin,b,d,kidney,liver, iron and thyroid, so I decided to do it after my therapy session. On the way home I remember I had taken 3 multivitamins before going in for my therapy, I called the clinic and she told me she’ll let the doctor know. Should I just try to do it again? I feel so stupid🤦.

I’ve been having chest tightness/discomfort or like if someone was squeezing my heart, it comes and goes throughout the day. Also sharp pain in upper left abdomen that comes and goes for almost three years, between the belly button and rib. Doctors thinks it can be a hernia or stomach inflammation causing the pain/pressure but I’ve had a lot of tests and never found one, so I switched doctors and doing more tests to see if this can be from an hernia. I’ve had symptoms of dysautonomia or pots since November of last year, I’ve done 12 EKGs,8chest X-rays,a ton of blood work, an echocardiogram, and a week holter, but everything came back normal. Also doctor said I have a bit of an enlarged spleen, he did blood work to check my pancreas and some other stuff but came back normal.

Symptoms I’ve had that sound like some type of dysautonomia like pots:
\- Fast pounding heart rate when standing but goes back down after 45 seconds or so , also feeling like blood is rushing up my chest or a feeling like blood pressure dropped because I’ll also feel dizzy and out of breath sometimes
\-Shortness of breath
\-Tingly feet and hands
\- Exercise intolerance
\-After a night of drinking or when fasting for 2 days I’ll get pot’s symptoms and my heart will be between 80-105 resting and when I get up it will shoot up to 125-150 and will stay till I lay back down
\-Fatigue
\-Back and chest pains that come n go
\-Heart pounds hard a slow when startled, jump scared, being woken from a nightmare or even being in a intense match while playing a video game
\-Heart rate increases a lot while doing chores, light activities, or doing something easy like doing an oil change(115-150bpm)
\- Lightheaded when bending over, or after a squat
\-Random feeling of adrenaline

I’ve been having chest tightness/discomfort or like if someone was squeezing my heart, it comes and goes throughout the day. Also sharp pain in upper left abdomen that comes and goes for almost three years, between the belly button and rib. Doctors thinks it can be a hernia or stomach inflammation causing the pain/pressure but I’ve had a lot of tests and never found one, so I switched doctors and doing more tests to see if this can be from an hernia. I’ve had symptoms of dysautonomia or pots since November of last year, I’ve done 12 EKGs,8chest X-rays,a ton of blood work, an echocardiogram, and a week holter, but everything came back normal. Also doctor said I have a bit of an enlarged spleen, he did blood work to check my pancreas and some other stuff but came back normal.

Symptoms I’ve had that sound like some type of dysautonomia like pots:
- Fast pounding heart rate when standing but goes back down after 45 seconds or so , also feeling like blood is rushing up my chest or a feeling like blood pressure dropped because I’ll also feel dizzy and out of breath sometimes
-Shortness of breath
-Tingly feet and hands
- Exercise intolerance
-After a night of drinking or when fasting for 2 days I’ll get pot’s symptoms and my heart will be between 80-105 resting and when I get up it will shoot up to 125-150 and will stay till I lay back down
-Fatigue
-Back and chest pains that come n go
-Heart pounds hard a slow when startled, jump scared, being woken from a nightmare or even being in a intense match while playing a video game
-Heart rate increases a lot while doing chores, light activities, or doing something easy like doing an oil change(115-150bpm)
- Lightheaded when bending over, or after a squat
-Random feeling of adrenaline