This study is being to see if participating in breathing exercise training and practicing this training will help with Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). The information may help doctors to learn more about how the different parts of people's brains communicate.
Age 18-50 years
Diagnosis of POTS, orthostatic intolerance (with or without syncope), syncope, or near-syncope
Can speak and read in English
Upcoming new patient VCU Comprehensive Autonomics Center clinic visit scheduled at least 1 week in the future
Inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue or auto-immune disorder
Any chronic neurological disorder besides POTS, orthostatic intolerance (with or without syncope), syncope, or near-syncope
Patients who have already had a new patient clinic visit where they were exposed to breathing exercise education
Evidence of unstable medical disorder, such as kidney (rising creatinine, or end-stage renal failure) or liver impairment (rising AST or ALT, or end-stage with coagulopathy), poorly controlled significant cardiovascular (CHF), respiratory, endocrine (diabetes - A1c > 9 - or untreated thyroid dysfunction) or uncontrolled psychiatric illness (such as untreated depression, psychosis, etc.)