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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (P.O.T.S.)

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a form of dysautonomia that is estimated to impact between 1,000,000 and 3,000,000 Americans, and millions more around the world. POTS is a form of orthostatic intolerance that is associated with the presence of excessive tachycardia and many other symptoms upon standing.

135k subscribers1,855 posts / mo in Sep 20261,431 authors / mosince 2011

r/POTS has 135k members (+32% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,855 posts a month from 1,431 people. Top topics: Salt & Sodium Discussions, Heart Rate Monitors and Japanese Snacks.

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Size and growth

How r/POTS has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+32%in 12 months · +5.2% in 3 months · +1.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026135k
Growing135k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−12%vs Sep 2025 · −5.7% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.9k
QuieterPeaked at 3.2k in Sep 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/POTS

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Salt & Sodium Discussions0.2%
  2. Heart Rate Monitors0.1%
  3. Japanese Snacks<0.1%
  4. Pickle Lovers<0.1%
  5. Weather Extremes<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Standing Up to POTS
  2. PoTS UK
  3. ScienceDirect
  4. Health Rising
  5. Frontiers Media S.A

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research