About

My name is Kate Bradley and I created the POTSPal based off my own lived experiences as someone who has POTS/dysautonomia. Accepting I have POTS hasn't been easy. It's not easy for anyone. For most of my life I have been able to be active - enjoying surfing, swimming, and running. I didn't always have dysautonomia / POTS. Mine came about after a virus and just got worse. As a cis gender woman going through perimenopause my symptoms are very dynamic and when my hormones are fluctuating my POTS flares.

Never in my life did I ever imagine a condition like this. To help me on my own treatment journey and to manage my POTS I decided to setup a tool to help myself and other people. I hope the POTSPal assists others on their own POTS / dysautonomia treatment journey. My goal for myself is to really understand how I can manage my POTS to live more comfortably with a hope that one day I will be able to stand at a concert without symptoms and get back to my surfing.

Please understand that this app is not offering medical treatment or advice. I do provide links to helpful resources and services. I do share what tactics have helped me to manage symptoms but everyone is different.

POTSPal is for people who have already had a formal POTS/dysautonomia diagnosis, have a medical support team and treatment plan that they want to track through an app. While most of the default treatments and symptoms I've captured in the app are for POTS, you can add to this to really capture and track your management of any co-existing condition, such as MCAS, Migraine, Perimenopause and more.

I have also designed POTSPal to allow you to build your own treatment plan, symptom log or workout log. I provide you with a base that you can edit and make your own.

I hope you enjoy the app and find it helpful.