“I hate how much #LongCovid has messed up my brain, and particularly my short-term memory.

This evening, I needed to go to the toilet. So, I dragged myself to the bathroom. Once I got there, I forgot why I was there.

Since I was there, I went in and washed my hands…Then I stumbled back to the couch. 5 minutes later I find that I am now urgently needing the toilet. Dragged myself back to the bathroom.

Now I’m really confused. I remember that I’d just washed my hands, so I assume I had also gone to the toilet. I hadn’t. FFS.”

“Between 2% and 14% of COVID survivors develop a syndrome called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) (1).

However, it is commonly attributed to stress and anxiety.

This is the surprising story of how POTS (and possibly Long COVID) might be linked to an even rarer syndrome...🧵”