Dysautonomia Decoded

Dysautonomia Decoded

Your Beta Blocker Might Be Making Things Worse... Here Is Why.

Beta blockers are the most prescribed PoTS treatment. The evidence on when they help and when they don't is more nuanced than most clinicians communicate.

Dysautonomia Decoded's avatar
Dysautonomia Decoded
Aug 20, 2026
∙ Paid

Today let’s decode beta blockers. The point of this article is not to say they are a bad treatment, they are not, but they are prescribed reflexively for PoTS in a way that does not always account for the fact that PoTS is not one condition. The same drug that rescues one patient can sink another, and understanding why requires understanding what beta …

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Dysautonomia Decoded.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
© 2026 Dysautonomia Decoded · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture