# Pots people , question for all of you

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/pots-people-question-for-all-of-you/19446>\
**Category:** New User Help\
**Tags:** symptoms\
**Created:** [June 12, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/pots-people-question-for-all-of-you/19446 "2025-06-12T02:23:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sabrinab](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/sabrinab/32/12451_2.png) [@Sabrinab](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Sabrinab)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/pots-people-question-for-all-of-you/19446/1 "2025-06-12T02:23:46Z")

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I’ve been town between vascular eagles or pots . Can you explain the symptoms difference like how each one feels ? I really don’t think I have pots but idk cause I’m so drunk like off balance all the time and have had presyncope but it’s not from heat , movement , or typical pots things it’s more from like head movement , I don’t really feel better at all on pots meds either sooooo I’m lost in all this . I mean a beta blocker helped my tachycardia but I think eagles can cause that too right ? Compression doesn’t help me either

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**Author:** ![Jules](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/jules/32/404_2.png) [@Jules](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Jules)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/pots-people-question-for-all-of-you/19446/2 "2025-06-12T13:55:43Z")

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It’s not always easy to narrow down what’s causing what! I don’t have POTS, so can’t comment on that, you can use the search function to look up info about that as we have had a few discussions in the past. But I did have IJV compression, which made me feel like I was drunk, & was off-balance most of the time- others have described it like being on a boat too. I had head & ear pressure, pulsatile tinnitus, and some full on dizzy spells. Feelings like sucking or rolling in your head can happen, & weird sensations like being much closer to the ground than you are, wearing a hat, & falling/dropping when you’re not.  
You’re right that ES can cause tachycardia, if the vagus nerve is affected and also if the carotid artery sinus is irritated. That can cause syncope/ pre-syncope too…I wish I could give you a definitive answer, but unfortunately sometimes the only way to know is to see what resolves after surgery 😟